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Flat cut acrylic – quality issue

Posted by Warren Beard on 15 August 2007 at 16:13

Hi All

I have just received my first ever set of flat cut acrylic letters and am not very impressed with the quality and am not sure if there is a reason for it.

It is 5mm clear acrylic, letters are 100mm high so not very big. The small squares are semi colons and should be rectangles, but as you can see the edges are rounded and some corners have humps on them!

you can see from the pictures the problems I am having. They have been flame polished.

I need to know if this is normal for routed flame polished small letters or should I complain?

Thanks

Warren

Warren Beard replied 18 years, 4 months ago 7 Members · 8 Replies
8 Replies

Martin Pearson

Member
15 August 2007 at 16:18

Warren, I don’t know much about this sort of thing but have never had letters like that when I have bought stuff in.
Looks to me like they have applied to much heat and melted the acrylic but someone like Andy who knows a lot more about this sort of stuff will probably tell me I’m talking rubbish.
David Rowland

Member
15 August 2007 at 16:23

looks like a blow torch has been used and melted them, our flame polisher is a tiny thin flame, it only distorts and bubbles if you overdo the polishing. we would get a little roundedness on the edge but nothing to reuin it.
Matt Hards

Member
15 August 2007 at 17:22

they look pretty bad too me, i wouldnt be happy having them up on my shop sign/wall, would you.

I would complain.
Graeme Harrold

Member
15 August 2007 at 19:40

Just from a viewing eye they look pretty garbage to me too. The squares don’t even look square. If it was me Id send them back, no amount of vinyl will sort them.
Warren Beard

Member
15 August 2007 at 20:10

Thanks everyone

I thought they were a bit sh1t and really was not happy with them, the funny thing is they were made by someone who has an advert on these boards 😕

they will be sent back tomorrow.

cheers

Warren
Craig Brown

Member
15 August 2007 at 20:50

get them laser cut and the edges get polished at the same time…simplastics springs to mind, if you need a number I’ll post it in the morning
Richard Urquhart

Member
15 August 2007 at 20:55

As I said in my PM I think this would be down to the flame polishing, we had some very small letters laser cut 45mm high and what a classy finish, although a little more expensive
Rich
Warren Beard

Member
15 August 2007 at 21:00

cheers guys, I will look in to laser cutting.

At least I learned something for future, live and learn.

cheers

Warren

Flat cut acrylic – quality issue