In need of a clear screen top?

Joeganja · Jul 21, 2017

Currently I have the BRS DIY screen top for my 25 and it works great no problems but I want a screen top for my 57 rimless cube and I want it to have a clear frame and I checked artfully acrylic and they want a $140 for the screen top and on top of that 6 weeks. Yeah no thank you. Does anyone have any alternative ways to go about this?

glb · Jul 21, 2017

Joeganja said:
Currently I have the BRS DIY screen top for my 25 and it works great no problems but I want a screen top for my 57 rimless cube and I want it to have a clear frame and I checked artfully acrylic and they want a $140 for the screen top and on top of that 6 weeks. Yeah no thank you. Does anyone have any alternative ways to go about this?

If you had strips of acrylic, you could diy by glueing the screen between a strip on the bottom and one on the top. Or you could use clear plastic. I'm thinking those thin sheets of acrylic at Home Depot cut to size. Not sure about the corners but know you don't need to spend $140.

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Breadman03 · Jul 21, 2017

glb said:
If you had strips of acrylic, you could diy by glueing the screen between a strip on the bottom and one on the top. Or you could use clear plastic. I'm thinking those thin sheets of acrylic at Home Depot cut to size. Not sure about the corners but know you don't need to spend $140.

That's what I would do, but I'd probably use a router to trim full sheets to fit.