What size and where: plexiglass

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

The best is transparant, I use sheets of 1x2mtrs with 2 sheets you can do almost everything

[Blinky]

You're in Dallas, right?

http://www.regal-plastics.com/index.html

http://www.alliedplastic.org/contact_info.html

When you call, ask about scratch resistant lexan (museum grade). It's more expensive but acrylic scatches very easily.

You can get 4x8 sheets of fome-cor there too. Take a look at gator-foam... great for reflectors in the studio.

If you're on white seamless you can get the reflective surface a lot cheaper by using gloss white paneling... $10 a sheet at Lowes. Once it's to scrated up, just buy another sheet.



Chip

[bvaughn4]

Nice hint Chip, will have to look at Lowes or HD for some. ANy suggestion for a cheap method to get a black reflection? Have seen some beautiful glamour done using that effect. Looked like a pool of water. Lexan (or plexi) with black seamless under it is all I had been able to think of.

Bill

[JDArt]

This is a great thread. I've wanted plexiglass for a long time. Does anyone know of good places to get it by mail-order? Or is this something one really should get locally?

[JDArt]

Expense and storage. Those are indeed the main obstacles in my mind.

[FocusingOnFlorida]

I did a search at Home Depot and Lowes websites and come up with nothing. I did find an interesting link though.

http://www.professionalplastics.com/cgi-bin/pp.pl

[Blinky]

Originally Posted by JDArt

Expense and storage. Those are indeed the main obstacles in my mind.

I don't use any big lexan sheets because it's so damn pricey. You can get 1/4"x4'x8' acrylic for about $110. Depending on the angles, scratches don't necessarily show up. Still, I use the white panelling... for small products I use 1/4" plate glass.

As for storage, I store my big flats vertically and use bungees to hold them in the stack... Sorry about the flare, I just pointed a light and shot it.



Those are the foam insulation bookends in front, a 3/4"x4'x8' panel of cabinet ply and the white paneling facing it next to the wall. In between is all sorts of gator, plexi, fome-cor, a frosted glass shower door , scrim frames, etc.

Chip

[Blinky]

Originally Posted by TJPhotoGuy

So I can find a 1/4x4x8 sheet of transparent acrylic for about 110? Where? When I called the plastics place they said about 280. That was with protective coating though; not sure how much that added.

I just bought a couple of sheets a few months ago for about $110 each at Piedmont plastics. I use it for mounting trade show signs. I've never used it for models.
Chip