Screwing acrylic sheets together

[framinzfun]

I've had two customers ask about these in the last week, so I thought I'd look into it. Does anyone know where I can get the things that you use to attach two pieces of plexi together? I know I saw an ad for them in some magazine recently (Decor or PFM, I can't find it again), they are sort of fancy bolt type things that go through drilled holes and hold the plexi together in the corners. I know there's a better way to describe this, but I can't think of it right now.

 

[Val]

Something like this?

Gemini Moulding has an "acrylic sandwich frame"

 

[Baer Charlton]

It's called a "Chicago Screw", and every hardware store, scrapbook store, leather working stores, plastic suppliers.....

Or just google it.... I got 189,000 hits and none had to do with sex.

 

[framah]

Also at an office supply store.

 

[JohnR]

Craftics sells clear (plastic) hardware that may look nice with the acrylic. Problem is, they want $10 to ship anything under $50, even if it is only a 18 cents!
http://www.craftics.com/products.cfm?Category=20
John

 

[Jerry Ervin]

I buy mine at Lowes or Home Depot. Both stores have aluminum and brass but do not carry the large acrylic ones. If you are looking for the clear acrylic ones you will need to dig around on the Internet.

 

[Acrylic Queen]

If I can help you with nylon screws, give me a call. We carry two sizes.