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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I have had some success with my band saw, water as a lubricant and cutting slowly, followed with sanding with very fine sandpaper, and finally a coating of a clear sealer.
Let me know if interested, we can discuss.
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As always your offer is greatly appreciated. and I thank you. I think the size and tolerances are too great where a saw as careful as one may be MIGHT not work vs. the accuracy of a laser. I REALLY has to be round.
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Originally Posted by badkarma318
Check with whichever sign companies are closest to you - many of them now have laser cutting capability, and they should be able to do that for you in just a few minutes (depending on their current workload). One possible snag - many of them have a minimum $ order, so it may not be cost effective for you. Another possibility would be trophy shops.
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Good thought but I think I found a "volunteer" group in Orlando I can mail the small piece to who can help vs. a commercial outfit. I once needed a small part 3-D printed which I had the STL file (printer data) for and went to a commercial outfit who wanted like $40 minimum then found a guy on Etsy I have since used a few times who did it for $5 + shipping.
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Originally Posted by daniel200
Do it the easy way. Amazon is your friend:
2 pieces. 9 inch circle. 1/16 inch thick plexiglass
$8
Click the link below:
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As the silly local TV commercial goes: "almost perfect, almost perfect, almost perfect".
I had seen that but need a bit less than 9" (like 8 9/16") with barely any tolerance on the + side 9" would have sadly been a bit too big as it has to recess into the item and also I need it in black.
. I did order a 12x12x3/16 black piece of plexiglass from Amazon. They are quite often "my friend" !