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aqualine
07/03/2003, 08:50 AM
Any leads/info on where one can purchase quality acrylic fabricating tools such as a heating device, hole cutter/router, table saw/blades, other...
We have many pallets of acrylic for 120 tank assembly project but no tools. :rolleyes:
Any help would be most appreciated.

Acrylics
07/03/2003, 04:06 PM
Originally posted by aqualine
Any leads/info on where one can purchase quality acrylic fabricating tools such as a heating device, hole cutter/router, table saw/blades, other...
We have many pallets of acrylic for 120 tank assembly project but no tools. :rolleyes:
Any help would be most appreciated.

Could be a very long answer as I don't hink you can find everything in one place but....
FTM carries a bunch of decent stuff www.thefabricatorssource.com
For saw blades www.everlastsaw.com
For routers I recommend Porter Cable but many others will do as well
Table Saws from Jet, Powermatic, Delta, Remember - bigger, stronger, heavier is usually better. If you are doing lots of this, I'd recommend against buying a contractor style saw in favor a pro mosel, but that depends on budget as well.
Router bits by Whiteside, Onsrud, Bosch, CMT, they all make pretty good bits.
Many of these can be found at woodworkers' supply houses that sell machinery & tools.
Don't forget a good compressor
How much do you have budgeted?
Also look at what kind and how much electrical power you have.

HTH,
James