infeed/outfeed table

[182much]

Would 1 inch thick acrylic work for infeed/outfeed tables?
I have a chance to buy some for $5 for a 4' X4' sheet

[Uncle Cracker]

Might be tough to dress back up once it got scratched up... But at $5 a sheet, you might just think about making your tables with replaceable tops, particularly if you could use both sides of the surface.

[pecker]

For $5, I'd buy it just for the gloating priveledge of that price...
Try $284 plus freight. http://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/s...roduct730.html

[dbhost]

acrylic isn't much structurally. It tends to sag very easily, and is not what I would call thermally stable. This is why you see acrylic inserts over wooden tables...

[LCHIEN]

1" thick ought to save the sag problem but it will be heavy and scratch easily. The fact that it's clear is not a big advantage for an outfeed table. Its not real strong so legs and stuff attached may crack and pull out if subjected to abnormal stress (consider the weight again). Don't use threaded screws into the Acrylic, use throught bolts with countersunk heads.
Even cheap, seems like there's much better choices for an outfeed table.

On the other hand, its great for decorative items. $5 a sheet is a bargain. I guess for a 4x4 outfeed table, it could work.

[182much]

Where I found it

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mat/944768921.html
If anyone else is interested

[JimD]

The plusses besides the price are that it should be slick with a coat of wax and you can shape it with woodworking tools - but it has more tendency to burn and crack if you don't do something quite right. Minuses have been mentioned - not very strong, you would see scratches easily, and it's heavy. It would work and be unique.

Jim

[Tom Slick]

At 1" thick it will be very heavy. They are calling it "acrylic" but if "teller line glass" is the same as bullet resistant glass then it is probably polycarbonate which is a bit stronger than acrylic.

[cgallery]

I'd purchase it, and stick it in my garage until I formulated a way to sell it for a higher price.

It is too valuable to use as infeed/outfeed.

And I agree w/ Tom Slick, it sounds like it is polycarbonate rather than acrylic. Either that, or the tellers that are standing behind it are substantially less safe than they imagine.