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    Yes, Polish the edge that receives the LED.
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    Randy, any more info about that pic? Has anybody ever laminated and carved old cd's and carved and lit?
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    Naw, I'm telling everyone the idea of flaming, or torching the edge of plex isn't right. The way it's done by ALL Plexiglas manufacturers I've visited is by buffing.

    You start out with 240p going down to 600p. From there it's a quick buff with your soft rotary pad.

    I'd like to see everyone to pull out a torch and ruin some plex in order to find out how it doesn't work. That's a Tin Horn trick used on newbees.

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    I guess I will agree with the fellow with 2,252 posts...
    The decimal point seems to be the most important on the z axis... x & y not so much....
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    [QUOTE=scottp55;158406]Randy, any more info about that pic? Has anybody ever laminated and carved old cd's and carved and lit?[/QUOTE

    The sign was 4ft x 12 ft approx 1" thick polycast acrylic internally lit by LED strips. There was a 1/8" thick maple veneer applied with black silicone as an adhesive. There's a special treatment we used when i worked there to "stabilize" the veneer and i am still bound to keep my mouth shut about it, Heh.
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    More acrylic and LED work i've been doing at my current place of employment.
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    Thanks Randy, the visual effect was throwing me.
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    I like the "Caltrop from Heck" one
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