Buying large sheets of acrylic, and wood

[PFI-Guy]

Nuts! I missed them again.

Need to make a calendar reminder.

[pb2u2]

Being in Paducah, KY, we are 3 to 4 hours from ‘everywhere’! Any prospects on closest sources would be appreciated.

[cmreeder]

Thanks. I will swing by. You have done some of my research for me

[jrnelson]

woooo commonwealth. been a long time since i was in paducah.

honestly your best / easiest bet is surely to be nashville? it’s only a couple hours away, isn’t it?

[pb2u2]

Thanks for the info.

[jrnelson]

fyi this forum is publicly searchable to anyone on the internet

[kennethclapp]

If ya’ll keep looking I think you will find any city or regional center will probably have an acrylic wholesaler/supplier. It has become such a mainstay in construction and interior design (among a thousand other uses) that suppliers are pretty much everywhere. Sometimes you just have to search very carefully. I know San Antonio has 3 or 4 large suppliers, and Austin has more. Because of construction demands even a lot of rural areas probably aren’t more than 3 hours away from a supplier.

[cmreeder]

I swung by Delvie’s today.
18.5 lbs (let’s call it 15) at $2.50 a pound. I got some 1/4 inch clear for edge lighting and several other odds and ends.
I will go again after I have my Glowforge laser when I know what I want. Today was collecting a sample pack.

Thanks for the tip.

[mspricethelibrarian]

A great haul! Glad you visited them. What you’ll love is that their stock is very very consistent. When I’m CNCing signs there is a huge difference between their acrylic and the sheets you buy at big box stores…the Lowes/HD variety has a thickness that varies wildly and I’m constantly having to adjust my cut depth. The Delvies stuff always engraves/cuts perfectly.

[PrintToLaser]

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