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I have a customer that wants an acrylic backboard to attach a hoop to. Wondering what thickness it should be, are there any UV issues, and would someone know the size it should be? It can be a rectangle. Let me know if you have the right stuff for this application and how much you need for it. Hopefully there is a scrap piece out there big enough so neither one of us has to buy a full sheet or roll.
-------------------- Mick Samsel Creative Services Cherokee, IA Posts: 498 | From: Cherokee, Ia USA | Registered: Jan 1999
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First thing I would do is go to a local sporting goods store and see for yourself the material, thickness and size. Keep in mind most of the backboards are most likely a lexan acrylic. Most suppliers sell it by the roll. You may want to route a edge to it.
-------------------- Signs Solutions, Inc. Matthew Rossi Midlothian, VA, 23113 signsol@earthlink.net Posts: 139 | From: Midlothian, Virginia | Registered: Nov 1998
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Actually, strangely enough, clear NBA backboards, as well as the clear glass around an NHL hockey rink are indeed GLASS. Glass has the desired hardness to not 'deaden' the bounce of the b-ball or a hockey puck....every seen a backboard shatter, or hockey glass blow out??
Realistically, to get a good result off of acrylic, I'd say you're looking at .75" thick acrylic, which is DARNED HEAVY.
Find out if your customer is willing to spend 400 bucks or so on this before dedicating any real time on this IMHO.....
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