custom window

[jeef]

im gona cut myself a custom shape window, anyone know a good place to get soem perspex or wateva i should use... any good place in chch?

im aware i could get the windows from styles...

[paul rhee]

check out glass places.. in yellow pages :-) heaps out there..
BTW.. welcome to the forum my friend :-)

[jeef]

heh, hey paul man :D

[Wibber]

if in chch mulford plastics on kingsly (sp?) street is real cheap, just down gasson st from the poly..... but don't do what I did, plastic + jigsaw = pretty jagged glass effect

[jeef]

bugger...

id prolly be using some form of jigsaw else a cicular type cutter

what are most case "windows" made out of? arcyrilic? perspex?

[Deviant]

Why don't you try looking at Styles:

http://www.stylespc.com/

look at his window kits. They are cheap and you can do a professional looking job.

[jeef]

wen i said "im aware i can get them from styles" i actually ment stylesPC... :D

yeh, i could get them from there, but just checkin my options :)

[Sydog]

Considering he gave u the link I think he knew what you ment, hell everyone here knows who Styles is

[p01s0n_p1e]

i get my perspex from a nice handy supply: the school tech shop- i just say i needa use some for my project- then cut the peicei "need" and chuck the offcut in my bag....


to hell with the workshop rules

[MrThc]

yeah, there are plenty of places around that you can get the perspex from, just try the yellow pages.. or you could get a custom Glass window made.. thats what I done :D

[Antallica]

Well I just went to the local Woods Glass and got a side panel cut from perspex (same measurements). Yet to decide on a shape.

[Grrr!!]

You could pull perspex for free off an old Tranzit bus. But it is yellow of age :D ;).


Just buy a piece a little smaller than your side panel, and don't worry about cutting the shape, that's what I recommend anyway.

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

Originally posted by Wibber
if in chch mulford plastics on kingsly (sp?) street is real cheap, just down gasson st from the poly..... but don't do what I did, plastic + jigsaw = pretty jagged glass effect

But it goes well with the pink neon. :D *jks*

[OberoN]

If you're cutting a straight edge a table saw is the way to go! If you are cutting an odd shape use a bandsaw. Jigsaw makes a HUGE mess!!

Mulford's your best bet. The guys in there will be able to explain the different plastics & thier uses. Perspex is most common but you might want to investigate other options, polypropelene or polycarb or something. You should be able to find something |33+ at mulford.

[Wibber]

and teh prety colours!

[jeef]

cheers for the help, ill see what i can find :)

[Gene]

Plain acrylic is bendier, more shatter resistant, cheaper and easier to work with. Perspex is a little stiffer and harder and more scratch resistant but a little harder to work with.

I often cut compound curves on both materials with a jigsaw using a fine tooth metal blade at high speed and I get very nice edges. The blades often classed for plastic is usually way to coarse for perspex. I do admit a table saws and bandsaw make short work of cutting plastic but you are limited to the shapes you cut with them.

[Smudge]

cadillac plastics? down carlye st CHCH<- not sure on any of that spelling, is were i got perspec from, cheap as & they'll cut 2 suit

[jeef]

they will cut it? sounds sweet to me :)

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

What shape is your window going to be?

[jeef]

round... well, i hope it comes out round :)

[Wibber]

just use a curved file and you'll be sweet