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Old 13th August 2010, 04:34 PM
tex tex is offline
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lexan is pretty tough stuff - i bought some 4mm smoked for the top part of my custom made doors on the dax - looked pretty cool. bare ally on the bottom
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Old 13th August 2010, 07:25 PM
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lexan is a trade name for polycarb,it can be bent on a press brake though you might need to over bend it if you want 90 degrees, it also can be punched on a punch press


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tricky
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Old 14th August 2010, 12:13 PM
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As Ray say's Makrolon is the dogs bits,the right grade is bullet proof the piece I tried took a .357 magnum and just dented it.
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