Acrylic Suppliers

Coasterfrk · 07/09/2013, 06:04 PM

Was considering building an acrylic frag tank myself. Looking for suppliers in the reading/Lancaster pa area or online. Can anyone point me to good resources on actually building a tank.

Misled · 07/09/2013, 07:51 PM

I've used TPI. They have a place here in Pittsburgh. Don't know if there's anything closer to you.

Coasterfrk · 07/10/2013, 12:15 PM

Pretty far to drive and I'm trying to avoid high shipping costs. Could you pm me with what you got and how there prices are.

Fryman · 07/10/2013, 02:35 PM

I don't recommend building your own tank unless it's a very small custom size, but you can get acrylic sheets from someplace like Tap-Plastics or McMaster-Carr is an online distributor that has acrylic sheets.

http://www.tapplastics.com/product/p...eets_clear/508
http://www.mcmaster.com/#acrylic-sheets/=nkc49i

I don't think you will save much money building your own, and the risk is a lot higher so I don't think it's a good idea unless you have a really good reason. There are also some vendors that will make you a custom size if you just want something to fit a particular space.

*edit: Apparently TAP-plastics is mostly just in CA, so I don't think it will help you so much. Maybe just try a yp.com search near you:
http://www.yellowpages.com/reading-p...acrylic+sheets

07/09/2013, 06:04 PM	#1
Coasterfrk Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 245	Acrylic Suppliers Was considering building an acrylic frag tank myself. Looking for suppliers in the reading/Lancaster pa area or online. Can anyone point me to good resources on actually building a tank. Last edited by Coasterfrk; 07/09/2013 at 06:15 PM.

07/09/2013, 07:51 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I've used TPI. They have a place here in Pittsburgh. Don't know if there's anything closer to you. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/10/2013, 12:15 PM	#3
Coasterfrk Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 245	Pretty far to drive and I'm trying to avoid high shipping costs. Could you pm me with what you got and how there prices are.

07/10/2013, 02:35 PM	#4
Fryman Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Belmont, CA Posts: 337	I don't recommend building your own tank unless it's a very small custom size, but you can get acrylic sheets from someplace like Tap-Plastics or McMaster-Carr is an online distributor that has acrylic sheets. http://www.tapplastics.com/product/p...eets_clear/508 http://www.mcmaster.com/#acrylic-sheets/=nkc49i I don't think you will save much money building your own, and the risk is a lot higher so I don't think it's a good idea unless you have a really good reason. There are also some vendors that will make you a custom size if you just want something to fit a particular space. *edit: Apparently TAP-plastics is mostly just in CA, so I don't think it will help you so much. Maybe just try a yp.com search near you: http://www.yellowpages.com/reading-p...acrylic+sheets