drilling Lexan?

[bhayden]

Lexan, if I remember correctly was one of the spin offs, like Tang, from the Space Program. It was developed for use in the astronauts helmets. Can you get the gold tinted stuff for your wrap around windows -Bernie

[pinkflamingoes]

It's a hat! It's a corsage! It's a pterodactyl!

[rickandsandi]

Originally Posted by lewster

Try hitting it with a sledge hammer and see what happens (or doesn't)

Very funny! I now have a cast on my right wrist!

[rickandsandi]

Originally Posted by bhayden

Lexan, if I remember correctly was one of the spin offs, like Tang, from the Space Program. It was developed for use in the astronauts helmets. Can you get the gold tinted stuff for your wrap around windows -Bernie

The canopies of our F-14 Tomcats and other combat aircraft use Lexan. You would be very surprised at the type of things that have 'bouced' off them in the air!

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by rickandsandi

The canopies of our F-14 Tomcats and other combat aircraft use Lexan. You would be very surprised at the type of things that have 'bouced' off them in the air!

Our window Lexan material can be folded over on to itself, using a "metal brake" without it "breaking."

Plus, it won't scratch even from steel wool.

Andy

[slowmover]

Great thread. Not unusual around here. I've been thinking over interior storm windows for the SS and LEXAN appears to be -- at present -- the way to go. First item was where to store them (these are big windows), second is/was "grade" and I'm guessing MR-10 at this point.

Any insights or experience as to what to order (and from whom?) I've found suppliers online, but . . . . ?

This project is off in the future. Was looking at pulling the NORCOLD from it's mount and improving mechanical and passive ventilation. Noted a slight gap between wall/floor and cabinet when viewed from exterior access door and fell to thinking about these things as we do.

Funny how little I found, here and elsewhere. Silver Streak and Avion both offered interior-fit storm windows as options, but one does not find much discussion online in the several forums I've checked and in general searches.

I'll start a new thread on storm windows at some point, but am wondering about "grade" or material consist re LEXAN, plus supplier to keep this old thread on track.

Thanks

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[rogerdodger]

I guess you could say this thread is old, dating back to March 2007. LOL

[slowmover]

And "age" matters due to ??

[Bob4x4]

I had a hard time keeping the tempered glass alive on my camper shell during very hard off road excursions.I have since started replacing the windows with Lexan as the glass fails.It drills very nicely and no cracking.All the worries about the cracking issues are probably due to those that have used plexiglass in the past.