Violet (Purple) Tinted Acrylic Sheet (Cast) 3mm x 600mm x 400mm

This 3mm violet/purple tinted cast acrylic sheet measures 600mm x 400mm. The surface of the sheet features a gloss finish. The sheets are tinted, which means light can pass through them easily and objects can distinguished through the material but with a violet tint.

Tinted cast acrylics are suitable for various applications, such as; point of sale, signage, models, display, cases, glazing, dream catchers, mock stained glass windows, and more.

Working with Acrylic acrylic sheets:

Acrylic is a versatile material that can be cut, drilled, laser cut and thermoformed.

Acrylic is a thermoplastic which means that when it is heated above 140-180°C it becomes flexible. This allows the material to be formed into the required shape or bent. Once the material cools below 85°C it becomes rigid again.

Acrylic sheets are often shaped using a CNC router or laser cutter. The edge of laser-cut Acrylic has a pleasing polished look. If you look carefully at the edge of a piece of laser cut Acrylic you can often see slight vertical lines that are caused by the pulses a laser uses when cutting.

If you want to get a perfectly smooth finish on the edge of a piece of machined Acrylic a polishing technique can be used. Typical polishing techniques include diamond polishing and flame polishing.

It is also possible to etch the surface of a Acrylic sheet using a laser cutter. This can produce some very pleasing visual effects. The Acrylic sheets have a protective film on both faces. If you are etching the material then this should be removed from the surface that is to be etched. If you are just laser cutting then this film can be left in place (if you wish) as it does not create any harmful gases when it is laser cut (unlike PVC).

More detailed information and resources on working with Acrylic can be found in our resource section.

Contents:

• 1 x Violet/Purple Tinted Acrylic Sheet (Cast) 3mm x 600mm x 400mm

Dimensions:

• Length: 600mm
• Width: 400mm.
• Thickness: 3mm (nominal).

Tolerances:

• The manufacturing tolerance for the thickness of cast acrylic sheets are the stated thickness +/-10% plus +/- 0.4mm. This means a 3mm Acrylic sheet could be between 2.3mm and 3.7mm in thickness.