Pictures from laser cut acrylic

A tad foggy :(, hopefully it works properly.

Laser cut... more edge woes.

I got my piece of laser cut acrylic back from the shop. It cost $15.00. Not too bad. My only concern is the edges seem a bit cloudy still. The excess acrylic edges came out clear. I am thinking because the extra pieces are small,about a 2” width, that is why they are clear. My actual piece is 18” x 15”, and I am thinking due to that the edges appear foggy.


Pictures will be posted soon. 

Laser-cutting in town!

So after almost a month of searching, I have found a place that does laser cutting. It dawned on me that a place that does laser engraving should/may be able to do laser cutting. The maximum size the store can do is 20" x 18", which is perfect as my screen is 16.5" x 10.5".

The best part is the store is only about a 10 minute walk from my house. The downside... I had been at the store about half a dozen times before I realized they may possibly fulfill my needs.

They estimate the cost to be about $15- $20 for the cuts. That is not bad considering I was about to pay $25 for a new piece of acrylic, plus shipping across the continent, plus taxes, plus customs (across the US-Canada border).

Polulu- laser cut acrylic

So I received my quote from http://www.pololu.com/.

For my basic rectangle (20" x 15"), I was quoted $25. That is laser-cut!

I don't know how much shipping will be, I will look into it more. If shipping is reasonable, I will have it sent out.

After this the IR LEDs are my next order.

Holdbacks- complaints - problems :(

I wish I could figure out the acrylic edge polishing. To be honest, it is the only thing that is holding me back. I only have the LEDs and a PS3 eye left to purchase. I want to wait for the LEDs until I have proper acrylic in order.

Pre-Polished!

I found a site through the NUI forums called PeauProductions. I've seen it before, I have just never really looked at it. On the site is a link to http://www.eplastics.com. You can order pre-cut, pre polished acrylic. I'll take a look and compare prices with the company that I posted about before.

Laser cutting!

So I found a site. www.polulu.com. They specialize in laser cutting. Since there are no places around me that do this service, or at least no place i can find, I requested a quote. If I purchase through the company (or not), I will post all details.

So... back together again

I put the LCD back together for a while. Strangely, I had left over screws and metal pieces O.o It worked, so it seems these are extras :). Unfortunately, I just have a lack of time to figure out the acrylic polishing technique. I will do some more research and when the time comes I will continue with the project. Until then.... dual screen!