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Title: Looking for some plastic sheet
Post by: Alan Resinger on October 26, 2012, 09:47:59 AM

Many moons ago we used to be able to buy clear butyrate acetate sheet at the LHS for making windscreens, etc.  The stuff you get nowadays is all PET, like what is used for plastic pop bottles.  I'm looking for a couple of pieces of .015" sheet that is say 4" X 4" to make a wind screen for a classic ship I'm restoring.  This will just be bent not heat formed.  The PET crazes when bent and doesn't stay perfectly clear.  Anybody have any in their old time goodies stash they could spare?
Alan Resinger

Title: Re: Looking for some plastic sheet
Post by: Jim Oliver on October 26, 2012, 11:42:12 AM

Alan, best I can do:
http://www.sigmfg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmart.exe/MainMenuFV5.html?E+Sig

Strange----I just took the link from the Sig site, now I can't get their site to come up n~

Title: Re: Looking for some plastic sheet
Post by: Tim Wescott on October 26, 2012, 12:08:44 PM

Check art & craft stores -- Dick Blick, Michaels, etc.  Search on "Acetate".

Title: Re: Looking for some plastic sheet
Post by: Alan Resinger on October 26, 2012, 03:02:00 PM

Jim,
The SIG stuff is PET, the same they use to mold canopies.  I'm looking for some old acetate butyrate clear sheet stock.
Aircraft Spruce sells it but it's .030" which is too thick.  I just need a little.
Alan

Title: Re: Looking for some plastic sheet
Post by: Randy Powell on October 26, 2012, 08:18:14 PM

Alan,

Might try these:

http://www.grafixplastics.com/downloads/Acetate_Stock_Sizes.pdf

http://www.kingsspecialtyind.com/products.php

http://www.nextag.com/Grafix--2700608/clear-acetate-sheets/brand-html

Or if you want a lot:

http://www.internationalplasticsinc.com/cellulose_acetate.aspx