Clear Acrylic Rods?

[Keebler Elf]

I need to find a store that sells clear acrylic rods about 1" in diameter of whatever length. They're going to be cut into disks.

Anyone know where I can find these? I checked Home Depot and they didn't have 'em. The only other leads I've had were shops that wouldn't do small orders.

Anyone know?

 

[papasmerf]

Try an art supply store.

 

[herames]

I need to find a store that sells clear acrylic rods about 1" in diameter of whatever length. They're going to be cut into disks.

Anyone know where I can find these? I checked Home Depot and they didn't have 'em. The only other leads I've had were shops that wouldn't do small orders.

Anyone know?

you'd be surprised what you find on ebay

 

[spam]

warehouse plastic has them to

 

[a 1 player]

I'm pretty sure Lee Valley has them as well.

 

[shakenbake]

J J Downs and Fabco are two more places. Is Cadillac Plastics still open?

 

[tboy]

warehouse plastics is the easiest but maybe not the closest. They have all kinds of offcuts and will cut to length for you and only charge you what you use.

Extruded are a LOT cheaper than cast so if you're calling around, specify that (and they can get quite pricey).

How thick are these discs going to be and are you going to cut them yourself? Do the cut surfaces need to be clean (aka polished)? If so you'll need to sand them down and if you need a mirror finish you can flame polish them once you've removed the kerf marks with sandpaper. Emery cloth works better than aluminum oxide or garnet on acrylic.

 

[OddSox]

Invent a new board game?

 

[Keebler Elf]

Is Warehouse Plastics open to the public?

 

[ig-88]

Superman has plenty in his Fortress of Solitude.

 

[tboy]

Is Warehouse Plastics open to the public?

Yup, they have an order desk out front (at least at the one over by morningside and sheppard) and you can go in the back and find what you want in their offcuts area.......

If you know what you want you can order it beforehand and pick it up. Depends on how busy they are but often they'll cut to size while you wait....

I guess it's been a while since I used them, they're now called Piedmont plastics....

http://www.piedmontplastics.com/

 

[KBear]

Do the cut surfaces need to be clean (aka polished)?

Polishing the flat sides would be very time consuming.

Here you go

http://www.k-mac-plastics.net/acrylic-discs.htm

Im sure they are available in the gta. Ask for acrylic discs.

 

[HAMSTER INSPECTOR]

Try Dildo Shack.

 

[Rono]

Buy stripper shoes and cut the heels into clear plastic disks.