Re: Lexan (polycarbonate)

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Original poster: "Dave Leddon by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <leddon-at-attbi-dot-com>

Gary, John,
Can you glue lexan with Methylene Chloride or is another type of solvent
cement required?
Dave
At 05:20 PM 7/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>
>
>In a message dated 7/15/02 10:49:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>writes:
>
>Gary,
>
>Lexan is wonderful to work with.  It cuts excellently with bandsaw,
>or sabre saw, and does not clog the blade.  It's easy to drill.
>It's very strong, but is more flexible than Lucite.  I think the 
>price is similar to Lucite.  If it's more expensive, it's not much
>more.  Screwdriver handles are made of Lexan. 
>
>John
>
>
>>
>> John,
>>
>> Based upon you comments, it would seem that all that I have been using is
>> Plexiglas, some cast, some extruded. And not Lexan. The 'no fear of
>> chipping' statement confirms that. I have learned to work within its
>> limitations and have accumulated the bits, blades and buffers to assist
me. 
>> However, is Lexan a better product? How is it priced compared to Plexi?
Can
>> it be cut on a band saw (Plexi melts, congeals and hardens to quickly).
>