Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post.
Register to become a member today!
I need help with my backyard box
Posts: 8203
-
Karma: 406
I've searched it so don't get mad at me. My questions are specific.
Lexan is expensive. It will cost me $100 to cover 2 8 ft long 1.5 ft wide boxes. I have a cheaper alternative that will cost $42. It's crystalline sheets, that are 20x stronger than glass, rather than 250x stronger(lexan). So is crystalline sheeting durable enough for a backyard box?
Does the lexan or whatever top for the box need a metal coping on the sides so that edges don't chip or crack the surface? It would really just be a lot easier for me to basically glue the lexan down on the box, and not have to worry about screwing metal in on the sides. thanks
Posts: 1563
-
Karma: 15
No the other sheet wont work, we tried it and it cracked so go with the lexan, and yeah you can just use liqued nail to glue it down
Posts: 2373
-
Karma: 16
i have a lexan box someone gave me without metal egding and it hasnt chipped yet (about 2 yrs old). they just screwed down the lexan its starting to buckle and shit so i think im going to redo it with liquid nailer
Posts: 1653
-
Karma: 45
Posts: 10729
-
Karma: 256
Use High-Density Polyethelene. You can buy it at USPlastics.com It's a lot cheaper too. Oh, and you should join the build-a-jib cult, because it already has all of this in there
Posts: 2128
-
Karma: 19
Posts: 7803
-
Karma: 466
Check out your local arena, chances are they have some old puck board that has been replaced stacked up somewhere, thats what we did :)
All times are Eastern (-5)