What type of material is this made of ? anyone knows? \ VOGONS

What type of material is this made of ? anyone knows?

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First post, by Cga.8086

Posted on 2019-07-03, 01:01

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im trying to buy a custom cut of this type of material

but i dont know where to start.

it needs to be black, but at the same time a little bit transparent, so any type of display light can be seen on the other side of it..
I know its not glass. could it be acrylic or it is made of something else??

anyone knows?

Reply 1 of 2, by retardware

Posted on 2019-07-03, 01:51

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This is some greenish or greyish tinted plastics, probably acrylic.
Color usually matches the display color, so the fluorescent display itself is invisible.
Just salvage some of it from a deceased apparatus from the e-scrapyard?

Reply 2 of 2, by wiretap

Posted on 2019-07-03, 09:39

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I would guess it is polycarbonate (Makrolon / Lexan) since it is used as a front display cover to prevent scratching and fracturing. If you make your own cover, you don't have to necessarily buy it tinted which is more expensive, you can layer a lighting gel behind it to achieve your desired color.

Here's an example of me changing the color of a VFD screen in one of my computers with a lighting gel:

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