Oh, one thing I forgot to mention is that until you get a feel for it,
you might scorch the plastic, so be careful. Making the edges smooth
really helped the light get into the plexi in the one I played with. A
lot less lost than the rough cut edge.

Josh
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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:05:29 +1300, Jinx <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> > Looks good Joe. Just so you know, you can clean up the cut
> > edges of the plexi by heating it (carefully) with a hot air gun. If
> > you go slow and are careful they come up to a nice clear polished-
> > like look...with no polishing!
> 
> That I didn't know. I'm short of a hot-air gun and will try that as
> soon as I replace the one that died. I'll also make a couple of
> identical test rigs to compare results. As this is for a run for sale
> ASAP I'll need to get a wiggle on. Will report back some time
> soon
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