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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: Eszett on Mon, 23 August 2021, 23:15:18

Title: china shop that offers acrylics lasercutting?
Post by: Eszett on Mon, 23 August 2021, 23:15:18

I'm rather frustrated with shops that lasercut acrylic sheets in my country, they are expensive, and they have not much more than white and black in stock, not even matte, and not even in the thickness I need. Can you recommend a good and cheap china shop for acrylics? Wasn't able to find one ... but there must be tons?

Title: Re: china shop that offers acrylics lasercutting?
Post by: MIGHTY CHICKEN on Mon, 23 August 2021, 23:43:04

You can find plenty on alibaba, just take your design and submit a general RFQ which many companies can pick up and then give you quotes. Just search "acrylic cutting services" or "custom cut acrylic" etc.

Title: Re: china shop that offers acrylics lasercutting?
Post by: 9gel on Wed, 25 August 2021, 21:31:53

Where in the world are you?

Given I'm in Hong Kong, I usually go to TaoBao and talk to vendors. They are real low cost. You do need to know Chinese thou... like this shop:

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=526418754222&ali_refid=a3_430620_1006:1109923532:N:IWwN0g0gljOee%2B6O7XTTwFivR6Sav7Gv:0f4d6a084506da6be2c03585d4bdb1c6&ali_trackid=1_0f4d6a084506da6be2c03585d4bdb1c6&spm=a230r.1.14.8#detail

Otherwise it seems there are a few websites

https://www.sculpteo.com/en/lasercutting/
https://www.ponoko.com/
https://sendcutsend.com/

Or perhaps just get your own CNC machine and cut yourself, or a 3D printer.