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  1. 3rd February 2009, 07:23 PM #1
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    Default where can i get 2-3mm acrylic/plastic strat pickguard material?

    Hey forumites

    Does anyone know where to get acrylic/plastic flat material big enough for a Strat pickguard?

    i have seen schools use 2-3mm acrylic sheets but have no idea where to get it retail

    i am looking for a black or white acrylic sheet hopefully at a LOT less price than typical pickguard material

    thanks in anticipation
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    i would also like to find nice cheap retail sellers of acrylic/plastic sheets
    lol
    been lookiing for a while
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  4. 4th February 2009, 06:15 AM #3
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    Ray (The Old Picker) has a thread going on reliable vendors, search that,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56 View Post
    Ray (The Old Picker) has a thread going on reliable vendors, search that,
    http://www.carltonguitars.com.au/res.../suppliers.htm

    Ray's list is great for reliable and 'traditional' (for want of a better word) vendors. Pickguard material can readily be picked up from Australian Luthier Supplies and others, but there has to be non-luthier type alternatives ... even just to increase the DIY feel.

    I'm near the end of a build and I need to do cavity covers and a truss rod cover. I've experimented with a couple of different plastics, including old DVD covers, but I still haven't found the right material.

    So I'd also like to find an alternative supplier of pickguard and cavity materials ... but I suspect I'll be going back to ALS (which is not a bad thing ... just too easy).
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  6. 4th February 2009, 10:32 AM #5
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    There is plenty of places that deal in plastics, many will only sell a full sheets which would be cheap at a per guitar price but a sheet would make more guitars than you can poke a stick at, some of the small fabricators will sell you there off cuts and a slab of beer sometimes goes a long way.

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    you could try your local sign writer / supplier, these guys usually have to supply perspex, plastics for signs etc. +1 for australian luthier supplies too.
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  8. 4th February 2009, 11:01 AM #7
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    jim & geehard ...

    you guys rock!

    i don't know why it has escaped my attention that i live 5 mins from the local semi-industrial fabricating playground here in the west

    must be the heat lately...scrambling my mind ....
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  9. 20th February 2009, 07:24 AM #8
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    Default pickguard blank

    Try the Guitar Nucleus saw some there http://www.guitarnucleus.com/gnstore...rd.html#blanks
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  10. 20th February 2009, 03:56 PM #9
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    ..thanks for tht link ...US site isn't it?

    ...any case found a big enough black perspex piece (enough for 2 pickguards heh) at the local signage shop...fellow had the piece under numerous offcuts and wht not ..

    ..still had to pay 20 bux but wht the heck ...local business needs support right?!
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  11. 21st February 2009, 02:25 PM #10
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    Yes i believe so i was looking the same day for myself for a back plate
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