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Location: Minnesota | Just curious if anyone uses acrylic lips? Just got a few sheets of 1/4 inch acrylic and it looks great! I plan on making some interior pieces for a new aluminum tackle box but thought some of the scraps might make for some nice lips for some side projects I have coming up for some deep divers.
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| I tried and found it way to brittle. 1/4 is thicker than what I had so it might work out but I would have to say that polycarbonate (lexan) is a much stronger material. |
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Location: Minnesota | Just did a search and I am sure lexan has something going for it as it is about 60-70% more expensive than acrylic. I think I will just stay with the tacklebox idea. Would hate to do 2 hours work on a bait, finish it, and then have the lip snap on Lake of the Woods because I ran across a rock. I like metal lips the most. |
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| lexan is far superior to plastic. having lips snap is not fun when you have sold the bait. |
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Location: Minnesota | When all else fails just wiki it...LOL they even compare it to acrylic.
Thanks for the comments.
LEXAN® is a registered trademark for General Electric Company's brand of highly durable polycarbonate resin thermoplastic intended to replace glass where strength justifies its cost. It is a polycarbonate polymer consisting of chains of Bisphenol A alternating with carbonyl chloride, also known as phosgene. The trademark holder promotes the style "LEXAN", but both "Lexan" and "lexan" are commonly used (at least outside the context of sales literature), without implying claims about its source.
Lexan is similar to polymethyl methacrylate (Plexiglas/Lucite/Perspex) — commonly described as Acrylic — in appearance, but is far more durable, often to the point of being described as "bulletproof" (depending on the thickness of the sample and the type of weapon used). Lexan is used in the aerospace industry for aircraft canopies, windscreens and other windows, but can be found in household items, such as bottles, compact discs, and DVDs. It is also used to make Bullet-resistant glass. The ASP 9mm features transparent grips made of Lexan, so that the rounds in the magazine are visible.
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