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Old 14-December-02, 03:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ok I want to mount a plexiglass window in the side of my case to a custom cut and was wondering if I could like use double sided tape or super glue or what to put it on with no visible adhesive (from the outside) (I dont want rivets or the rubber lining) but I also want it to be flush. Is this possible? If so how hard is it? Thanks for the help and if I can get this right I will post my pics.
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Old 14-December-02, 04:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 14-December-02, 04:21 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yes, what? use superglue? use doublesided tape? what? or just mad redgreen it and make it a duct tape mod
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Old 14-December-02, 04:27 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Your question was open ended. What type of window, what type of material, what size, etc... Please be a little more specific.
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Old 14-December-02, 04:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I don't know exactly what type of material (guessing plexiglass[I am kind of new to this]) It will be about 8in x 16in (approx) it is going to be on the top of a design and I want it mainly for light to come through it and I was going to make the other side a full panel of the window.
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Old 14-December-02, 04:55 AM   #6 (permalink)
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OK, ROCK ON! We are getting somewhere with this. What TYPE of case do you have. And where on this case to you want to make the cut. We can work this.
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Old 14-December-02, 05:01 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Lian-Li PC60 USB I want to make it more towards the top (I am thinking about putting a Hellsing paint on the side [Hellsing is an anime series])


Probably That one or a pic of Alucard With his two pistols (going to take it to a profesianol and I want to put the plexiglass at the top
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Old 17-December-02, 11:45 PM   #8 (permalink)
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^bump^ My question was never answered how do you make a plexi or lexan window stay into steel or aluminum and stay flush without having rivets or a surrounding rubber or metal?
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Old 18-December-02, 12:11 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I would use plumber's goop.

Silicon, velcro, and double sided foam tape would be other alternatives.
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Old 18-December-02, 02:09 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Well that's easy! Epoxy does the trick so long as it can actually stick to the surface. My personal favorite is called JB Weld which is a two part epoxy that sticks anything to anything (I currently use it to secure my rear-view mirror on my van... steel to glass). And it's easily had at Home Depot, or as far as I know, any hardware store.

And if you don't want the window that secure, you can always go with putwig's idea on double-sided foam tape or velcro.
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Old 18-December-02, 03:28 AM   #11 (permalink)
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ok thanks its just that no one had answered my question and I didn't want to F*** up my case/window
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Old 19-December-02, 10:56 PM   #12 (permalink)
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you can also just mount it to the side by melting a couple holes big enough for screws into the window itself and the drill the holes in the case.i found this out after breaking 3 plexi windows while i was trying to use a drill to punch a hole in them.also fyi for anyone interested real easy way to puncture plexiheat up a phillips screw driver over your home stove and then just fimrly apply it to where ya want the hole to be.
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Old 19-December-02, 11:13 PM   #13 (permalink)
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well if you would have read what I said (you obviously did not) I said I want it to be flush withe no rivets or anything like that.
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Old 20-December-02, 12:11 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Ooohh, gettin' toasty round here...

If you have access to the tools (like a router, or possibly table saw) you can make a rabbett (that is, remove plexi the same depth as the thickness of the case metal)around the outside of the *oversize* window, so that the window will fit in flush, but the lip is against the inside of the case, then ya can just glue, goop, nail or redgreen it with any of the products mentioned...

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Old 20-December-02, 06:24 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Ive used the 3M Heavy duty clear double sided adhesive on all my windows. Very strong, yet can be removed without leaving a nasty residue. Just dont apply it to a painted surface.

You can usually find it in the Painter supplies section at Home depot
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