Where can you find cheap plexiglass type material?

Question

I am building office dividers similar to this graphic: http://www.duckys.com/sw/themes/10473/site_images/banner_img.jpg

What can I use for the plexiglass / glass / plastic type top part of it? I want to do this really cheap.

Answer 1

Try a plastic sign company. They may have left over pieces for next to nothing. They may even give it to you instead of paying for the trash haulers

Answer 2

I would suggest a indoor pond.. If you wait till the end of summer you can get one at any garden center cheaply.. You would also need a small pool pump ( it will come with its own but a small pool pump works better) you might want to consider a sump as well .. That filters the water at 3 different levels then the pump pumps it back in...All could be found at garage sales ( a sump is made out of a fish tank ).. I wouldn't suggest trying to build one yourself as glass is very expensive and you need the right tools to even think about making sure it is leak proof.. Acrylic would suit this project better but agan you would need the right tools to cut and meld it together and acrylic is almost as expensive as glass. You can paint the indoor pond or stack flowers around it whatever you wanted to do.. And the reason I suggest a sump is that turtles stink and you want to make sure you have great filtration system in place.. You can get everything you need little by little..Also you have 4turtles in a 10 gallon they must be babies yet.. I had 2 and some fish in a 125 and they outgrew that so think indoor fish pond :) Good luck with your project...

Answer 3

At any home improvement store you can get sheets of opaque plastic diffusers (like 2 ft x 4 ft, or whatever) that they use to cover fluorescent light fixtures in ceilings. I think they're fairly cheap (coupla-few bucks each).