Acrylic source

[02WRXGT30R]

Does anyone Know of a good local shop to either get some 1/4" acrylic panels cut or to just buy something like a 4 by 8 sheet

I am building a sump and separate refugium (ill post a pic of a quick sketch i made on my thread) and I drew it all up and got a quote from a local shop here and they quoted me $450 and a couple weeks for fab time note I can buy all the materials needed for about $125 lol

 

[cee]

SE Plastics is where I've gone in the past.

 

[02WRXGT30R]

ok thanks ill check them out do they have a website

 

[macclellan]

I believe it's: http://www.seplastics.com/

 

[cee]

That's not their website. They're a small local business off of Broadway in north Knox I believe.

 

[macclellan]

LMK then. I need a sheet as well!

 

[cee]

If you want a 4X8 full sheet, you'd do better to call the distributor houses. SE Plastics is more of a fab shop. They can get you a sheet, cut it to your specs, build anything you want, but if you're just looking for "raw materials" you'll pay a markup buying from them.

 

[knoxtnreef]

there use to be a place next to Idle Air in North Knoxville just off the interstate. That's where I bought some weld-on last year.

 

[goreefer]

Piedmont plastics, just off the Brodway exit on 640.

 

[knoxtnreef]

Piedmont plastics, just off the Brodway exit on 640.

yep that's it. you have to pay cash i think so make sure to take some greenbacks if still except them. I'm pretty sure the Euro is our next currency.

 

[02WRXGT30R]

Peidmont is where i went for the quote and they wanted a arm and a leg when they told me the price i was blown away

 

[cee]

To build my 36X16X18 sump in 1/4 or 5/16 thickness, including a divider, the materials cost were about $100 cut to my specs, but that was a few years ago. The cuts were clean and square, and gluing it up with Weld-On was a snap. They even offered to flame polish the edges when I was finished with the assembly, but I needed to put it into service so didn't take them up on their offer. They also drilled 2 holes for bulkheads for me for this price.

 

[cee]

Gold will be the next currency I'm afraid. Hyper inflation will likely make my savings virtually worthless.

 

[02WRXGT30R]

you got one hech of a deal then my sump has very similar dimensions to yours mybe just a hair bigger and they quoted me $450 + tax and a few weeks to get it

 

[cee]

I assembled it myself, which took several hours and lots of patience, and labor is expensive, so perhaps that explains the difference.

 

[02WRXGT30R]

I plan on assembling mine myself to that quote is just for the material and cutting to spec

 

[knoxtnreef]

it wouldn't be "pretty" but you could always get some glass cut and do it that way....I got a 30 gallon tank and had lowes cut me some glass to make a bubble trap and a few baffles. No one sees the sump anyway

 

[02WRXGT30R]

There is a 30L under it right now and I dont really like the limited amount of room so I was going to make my own