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Old 02-16-2007, 07:38 PM
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Default Cheap Acrylic/Glass/Plexiglass???
I went to Revy and nearly passed out at the $16/sheet price listed there - and that's for an 18x24 sheet, too!

Yikes.

I need to build baffled for my sump, it almost seems cheaper to tear apart my old 10g tank than buy stuff to do it! Anyone have suggestions on where to go to get this stuff on the cheap in the Lower Mainland?

Danke!!!
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Old 02-16-2007, 09:24 PM
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Sooo.... watch ya need?

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Old 02-16-2007, 10:03 PM
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http://www.plasticworks.ca/

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It's funny how little people know this... Any place that deals with Acrylic (industrial plastics for example) will have a scrap bin. You can buy these scraps anywhere from cheap to free (three cheers for free!). The catch is that you have to finish the edges (not hard) and probably cut it yourself too (or know a friend who can do it for you). If you can do that, then you're set.
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I went to Revy and nearly passed out at the $16/sheet price listed there - and that's for an 18x24 sheet, too!
depending on the thick ness this is a pretty good price, 3/16" is usaly about 7.00 a sq^ft so your 18x 24 is 3 sq^ft so it would be about 21.00 here. if it is 1/4" you can add 6 bucks.

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Ummm, Do you know where one of these 'stores' would be..? lol

I am looking for some for baffles for my DIY sump
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Welcome to Canreef Dennis!
Where about are you located? Would help in pointing you in the right direction.

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Ha ha my bad, I'm in Vancouver......

Just looking to myake some baffles for my sump... and a small overflow box for my drilled tank
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Old 02-20-2007, 08:53 PM
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I like Industrial Plastics & paints. They're located in Richmond and Poco.

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Anywhere else..? that has this so called "scrap pieces" laying around
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