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Old 01-06-2015, 10:15 PM
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Default Anyone work with lucite/acrylic?

I would like to commission a couple of these for my collectable ammo - about 400 rounds all the same caliber
http://www.frinchillucci.com/product...9x19-Gold.html

I dont want to pay what amounts to about $500 per - with shipping, etc.,

Also don't need the hokey .50" handle, lol.

Anyone who works with lucite and thinks they can replicate this, without it looking homemade, PM me.




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Old 01-07-2015, 1:51 AM
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Buy a drill press. Plexi is really easy to work. The rows might not be 100.0 straight.

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I got a drill press at work. I could whip something up. Let me check some prices
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Look on craigslist, you can probably find a bench top drill press for about $50. Norcal has Tap Plastics, there must be an equivalent in LA.
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It does take a little extra to remove the scars and make it look clear. Good luck.
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It does take a little extra to remove the scars and make it look clear. Good luck.

+1. Polishing the interiors of all those holes is not going to be easy.

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Ha - yes, I have worked with Lucite, which is why I am asking for someone who is good at it - and will get their holes aligned, cleaned and polished nicely

*The lucite works for my collection because a distinction in type is made for the cupro-nickel bullets and the copper washed version - they represent different batches, even though the headstamps are identical - clear lucite would allow that to be see.
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Why Lucite? Sintra is less expensive. I make these all the time in the shop. Comes up to 2" thick. Is it for a range round holder or a case holder? They can be spaced much tighter together. This one is for weighed case separation by 1/10th grain.



BTW.......... Lucite will get scratched all to hell in short order. You want it pretty, or functional?
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I'd guess Pitfighter wants it for display

Lexan and plexiglass is cheaper, but scratch easily
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Actually, Lexan (Polycarbonate) is the most expensive of the three. One square foot of 1/4" acrylic (plexiglass) is about $3.69. One S/F of 1/4" Polycarb is $5.72 per S/F.
My shop works in all of those substrates on a daily basis.
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I just thought of some wood/ lexan concepts that would cost way less if you're not stuck on all acrylic, Pit
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I agree. Lucite is a waste of money for that purpose. We use it for push-through CNC characters that are going to be back-lit. It polishes well and accepts translucent films well.
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It's a display - for my office.

The rounds will be projectile down - headstamp up, and I want to see the projectile through the lucite as the two finishes - cupri-nickel and copper wash represent different factory batches. Along with primer, and headstamp - the rounds will rarely be removed - if I can see the projectile. I'll look into Plexi, too - not really bothered which material, so long as it looks good and not home made.

I use a lot of Lexan on set, for protective use, it is not so cheap, lol.

Nice cartridge holder, Latino - thank you!
Thanks for the tips, Armistice.
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