Lexan (polycarbonate)

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Original poster: "Mr Gregory Peters by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <s371034-at-student.uq.edu.au>

Hello all,

I went to get some acrylic sheet from the plastic shop to cap my
secondary. The cutters had gone home for the day, so I would have had to
buy a whole sheet. They guy instead gave me a 6mm lexan (polycarbonate)
scrap sheet for next to nothing. I thought this was a great deal, as
lexan is apparently easier to work with and alot tougher, and I have
enough to make another RSG rotor if I want. However I have read
somewhere that lexan is prone to catching fire relatively easily. Is
this true? Can anyone see a reason NOT to use it to cap my secondary? 

Cheers,

Greg Peters
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Queensland, Australia
Phone: 0402 841 677
http://www.geocities-dot-com/gregjpeters