Just got a request from a friend to help make some stands for plexiglass.  they have 2 designs in mind, one is a pair of 1x6s, about 10" long, chamfered corners, slot cut for the plexiglass to slide into, can accommodate varying lengths of plexiglass.  this is for a local school district, for use in their schools.  19 sets desired.

 

based on lumber prices, about $50 worth of materials.  lumber is not cheap anymore!!

Just FYI, it's 'Plexiglas®' (one 's') and is a registered trademark.  But I've yet to see anyone spell it right this year, including journalists.  Pass me a kleenex.  

 

And yes, I've heard construction lumber is up 3x this year.

my spell check give me "plexiglass" when i start typing p l e x i......

You got it right DAB when talking about flexible plastic in general.

Is this a "kleenex / Kleenex" discussion?

38 minutes ago, PeteM said:

Is this a "kleenex / Kleenex" discussion?

let me Xerox your post and get back to you...

There you go again..I think its clorox instead of

I've had my fill of exes. At least mine aren't costing me $$ anymore. 

10 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

I've had my fill of exes. At least mine aren't costing me $$ anymore. 

Amen bro.

 

Wait, more than one?   ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

On 10/19/2020 at 6:24 PM, DAB said:

my spell check give me "plexiglass" when i start typing p l e x i......

Well, like I said, I've not seen it spelled correctly.   The generic name is acrylic sheet. (I used to work for Kimberly-Clark, manufacturer of Kleenex).   So, I give up.   I'm still rebelling against the "pre-drill" term, I just drill holes, sometimes pilot holes and don't know how to pre-drill something any more than I know how to pre-saw something.

 

https://www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/plexiglass-vs-plexiglas#:~:text=What makes it particularly difficult,s is the brand name.

 George Carlin questioned whether you had to restart before you could refinish. 

and now radio silence.

 

replied back to the lady that i could help, and nothing.  not a "thank you, we'll be in touch", not a "we found someone closer/cheaper", not a "we have decided not to do this"...nothing.

 

fine, i'll go back to doing what I was doing before you emailed:  nothing.

 

well, not nothing.  i'm headed down to the shop shortly to make some space to park a car.  neighbor is moving, but they have 2 people and 3 cars.  oops.  so they'll leave one behind, i'll store it until one of them can fly back to pick it up and drive it to their new home.

31 minutes ago, DAB said:

i'll go back to doing what I was doing before you emailed:

 

You check emails???    My wife checks our common account, and filters any BS, then prints the rare important one for me to read.

22 hours ago, kmealy said:

pre-drill something any more than I know how to pre-saw something.

You can always revert back to your old methods.

well that was short lived fun.

 

hadn't heard anything back, so sent a followup email, and get a reply that someone else stepped forward to do this.

 

said they sent me a reply...never got their reply.

 

so one less thing to worry about.  yay.