Thanks! 
I nearly always make my structures out of acrylic. I love working with this material. I choose it for the same reasons Grant McCune did when he was in charge of building all the models for the original Star Wars. Acrylic is strong, rigid, glues very quickly, and lasts a long, long time. When using solvent, the glue bond is molecular and can be so strong the part will break before the joint fails.
Acrylic is brittle, however, and it's so hard that it can be a nightmare to cut by hand. I have all my parts laser-cut, so that is not a problem.
If you know how to work with it, acrylic can be an excellent choice when you want to build something that's strong and made to last.
I nearly always make my structures out of acrylic. I love working with this material. I choose it for the same reasons Grant McCune did when he was in charge of building all the models for the original Star Wars. Acrylic is strong, rigid, glues very quickly, and lasts a long, long time. When using solvent, the glue bond is molecular and can be so strong the part will break before the joint fails.
Acrylic is brittle, however, and it's so hard that it can be a nightmare to cut by hand. I have all my parts laser-cut, so that is not a problem.
If you know how to work with it, acrylic can be an excellent choice when you want to build something that's strong and made to last.
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