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    Any good recommendations

    Does any one have a recommendation for plastic/transparent sheets squares circles Thanks in advance
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    what is a square circle
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    square or circle or any other shape that there are out there i forgot i got to be specific Here any kind of shapes there are Hope that helps
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    Quote Originally Posted by Junior hall View Post
    square or circle or any other shape that there are out there i forgot i got to be specific Here any kind of shapes there are Hope that helps
    Most people buy acrylic and make their own circles, and other shapes with a laser machine. So I guess I don't understand the question.
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    go to HD buy sheeys and cut your own
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    Are the acrylic transparent
    Thanks Bert Kemp for going to home depot but are they transparent.
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    ok so acrylic transparent is also known as colored plexi glass acrylic. Ok so its just a fancy name for colored plexi glass acrylic transparent. I found a place i need to learn these technical terms found a place and Bert Kemp your right i probably can get this locally at Home Depot as Transparent is colored plexi glass ( acrylic ) http://transparent-acrylic.com/

    I will start using these technical terms transparent is colored Thanks
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    PlexiGlas is the name of a brand, not a product. PlexiGlas consists of many, many different products, many different colors.

    You are looking for clear acrylic. PlexiGlas makes a clear acrylic.
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    Junior,

    You may be confusing transparent with translucent.
    Transparent is clear acrylic. Translucent comes in various colors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Lenkic View Post
    Junior,

    You may be confusing transparent with translucent.
    Transparent is clear acrylic. Translucent comes in various colors.
    Opaque cannot be seen through at all (with or without color)
    Transparent can be seen through without any "cloudiness" as in a car window (with or without color)
    Translucent is semi-transparent and may be said to be "cloudy" as in a plastic cup (with or without color)
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    Yes your right i was confusing transparent and translucent i was confusing them both

    I am looking for translucent acrylic As Bert kemp suggested for me to try Home Depot for this translucent ( color ) acrylic

    Thanks all for the help and correcting me on the confusing i was saying thanks once again to all thanks
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    Junior

    You mention color. HD carries only clear. If you want translucent you will have to go to one of the plastics suppliers like Johnson Plastics. Transparent and translucent come in various colors.

    Doug shows you a good example.
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    Mike I've seen colored 8.5 x 11 sheets at HD

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Null View Post
    Junior

    You mention color. HD carries only clear. If you want translucent you will have to go to one of the plastics suppliers like Johnson Plastics. Transparent and translucent come in various colors.

    Doug shows you a good example.
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    I'll have to check that a little closer. I just bought some clear extruded a few days ago and they had only clear in that section.

    Bert, in case you didn't know, HD gives a 10% vet's discount on everything not on sale. (a couple of years back that saved me about $300 on deck materials)
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