Description

GM Grade

Sheets measure 12”x 24” for a total of 2 square feet

Translucent

Available colors: Red Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, White, Violet

Terminology Review

GM Acrylic: Cell cast acrylic sheet, high melt point (400oF.) so it resists heat better during cutting and machining operations. Up-side: Beautiful colors, easy to fabricate. Down-side: Handmade, cast one sheet at a time. Higher cost, inconsistent dimensions.

FF Acrylic: Fabricating grade extruded sheet. Medium melt point (around 275oF.) so cutting is slower, machining may require coolant as in metalwork. Upside: Lower cost, consistent thicknesses, can’t tell the difference from GM by looking at it.

MC Acrylic: Extruded via the “melt colander” process, MC is also a fabricating grade acrylic. It is extremely close to FF in melt point (260o F.?) So all the same fabricating tricks that work with FF to avoid overheating will serve you well with MC. Upside: Bargain price, nice colors. Downside: Slower to cut and polish.

Transparent: You can read a newspaper through it.

Translucent: Allows light to filter through, but not an image. Lightboxes, bathroom windows.

Opaque: Does not let any light through.

Fluorescent: Makes rough edges or frosted engraving