I-prooby yezinto zanamhlanje, iphepha elimhlophe le-Acrylic limi njengokuqina kwendalo yonke, ukuguquguquka, kunye nokulinganisa izibongozo zokufezekisa iimfuno zamashishini amaninzi kunye neeprojekthi zokuyila. Kwabizwa ngokuba yi-polymethyl metacrylate (PMMA), i-acrylic emhlophe ihambise indlela esisondela ngayo uyilo, ulwakhiwo kunye nemveliso ephezulu kwizinto ezizezona zeglasi. Nokuba ungumyili ongumyili, i-diy encysiast, okanye umnini weshishini ofuna ukuthelekiswa okuthembekileyo okanye obonisa isisombululo, ukuqonda iimpawu ezikhethekileyo kwiphepha elimhlophe elimhlophe. Esi sikhokelo sizakusebenza kuwo onke amabakala amhlophe e-Acrylic: Ukususela ebusweni kunye nezixhobo eziphambili kwizicelo zawo ezibanzi, iindlela zokufakelwa, kunye neengcebiso eziphezulu, kwaye kutheni ihleli iphambili kwiiprojekthi zonke.

　　1. Leliphi i-acrylic emhlophe?

　　Ngaphambi kokuba baphonononge izibonelelo zabo, kubalulekile ukumisela ukuqonda okucacileyo kwephepha le-acrylic emhlophe kwaye luqhutywa njani kwezinye izinto kwintengiso.

　　1.1 Ingcaciso kunye nokuqulunqwa kwezinto

　　Iphepha le-acrylic emhlophe yimpahla engqongqo ye-theymethyl metacrylate (PMMA), i-polymer yokwenziwa kwe-methyl methyl metacrylate. Ngokungafaniyo neplastiki ezinemibala exhomekeke kwi-cartongs yomphezulu okanye iipeyinti (ezinokuphelisa, okanye i-opaque ngaphezulu kwexesha) ngokuhambelana ne-huge yenkqubo yokwenziwa. Oku kuthetha ukuba umbala omhlophe ubaluleke kakhulu kwimibandela yezinto eziphathwayo kulo lonke ubude bephepha lokuhlala ixesha elide kunye nokuchasana nokuncamathela.

　　Inkqubo yokwenziwa kwephepha elimhlophe le-acrylic ngokwesiqhelo ibandakanya iindlela ezimbini:

　　Ukuphosa iseli: Inkqubo esemgangathweni apho izambatho zeMMA zithululelwa kwimibungu kwaye inyangwe kancinci. Amaphepha amhlophe amhlophe anikezela ukucacisa okuphezulu (nokuba simhlophe), ukunganyangeki okukhulu, kunye nokungavisisani okukhulu, kunye nokuzimela okungaguqukiyo, okubenza balungele izicelo, imiboniso, kunye nezixhobo zonyango.

　　Ukuphuma: Indlela esebenzayo engaphezulu apho i-PMMA etyhutyhayo ityhala i-PMMA ifakwe ekufeni ukwenza amashiti. Amaphepha amhlophe akhuthele ama-Acrylic akhanyayo, anendawo egudileyo, kwaye kulula ukusika kunye nokwenziwa, okubenza balungele iiprojekthi ze-DIY, ukupakisha kunye nokuHloba olusisiseko.

　　1.2 ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo kunye nobubanzi

　　Amaphepha ama-Acrylic amhlophe ayafumaneka kuluhlu olubanzi lwe-SIGS ukulungiselela iimfuno ezahlukeneyo zeprojekthi, ukusuka kwizinto ezincinci zobugcisa kwiiphaneli ezinkulu zesakhiwo. Ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo bomgangatho bubandakanya:

　　I-Intshi ezincinci ukuya kwi-Intshi eziPhakathi: I-8x10 i-intshi, i-12x12 i-intshi, i-14x16 i-intshi, i-18x24 i-intshi-ilungele iiprojekthi ze-DIY, imiqondiso encinci, kunye ne-DECOR.

　　Ubungakanani obukhulu: I-Itches ye-24x36, i-36x48 i-intshi, i-48X72 i-intshi, ilungele imiboniso emikhulu, iiphanelidonga zodonga, kunye neempawu zentengiso.

　　Ubunzima yenye into ebuhlungu, njengoko ichaza amandla eshiti, ubunzima, kunye nokufaneleka kwezicelo ezithile. Iinketho eziqhelekileyo zobunzima kumaphepha amhlophe ama-Acrylic ukusuka kwi-1/16 intshi (i-1.5mm) ukuya kwi-1 intshi (25mm), ngokhetho oluhle kubandakanya:

　　1/16 ukuya kwi-1/8 i-intshi (i-1.5mm ukuya kwi-3mm): Amaphepha anqabileyo, akhanyayo afezekisa iincumezelo zokuhlobisa, iipensile, ukupakisha, kunye nemiboniso yethutyana.

　　1/4 intshi

　　I-3/8 ukuya kwi-1/2 i-intshi (i-10mm ukuya kwi-12mm): Amaphepha aphezulu afanelekileyo kwizicelo zezakhiwo ezifana neetafile, ii-countertop ezigqithileyo, kunye nabalindi.

　　I-3/4 ukuya kwi-intshi enye (i-19mm ukuya kwi-25mm): Amaphepha anzima asetyenziselwa izicelo eziphezulu zempembelelo, ezinje ngee-kiors zangaphandle, izithintelo ezikhuselayo, izixhobo ezikhuselayo.