Question about doing litho

[scoobie_6]

Can i use 1/8 inch acrlic plexiglass for lithos?, if so what settings should i use?
any help on this would be great.

thanks

[JMD]

Make sure it's CAST ACRYLIC. As for a carve death, I would go about .065 deep about set the height about 450 or 500. Never used that thin, but I think this should work. Let us know it comes out.
John

[lynnfrwd]

Plexiglass is too soft. It will melt and turn gummy. Use cast acrylic, polycarbonate or corian type hard acrylics.

[scoobie_6]

well that didn't work out too good, i thought is was the right stuff,but i was sadly wrong,it says on the paper backing it can be cut,and routed but i quess not with what i was trying to do.. oh well i will wait and get the right stuff.and go back to playing around with wood for now..( it gummed up just like you said) i am sorry i didn't read your post before i started, but only let it go for about 3 mins before i stopped it. so no harm yet lol) Thank you all for your help. i have some pic of my playing around and will put them on just as soon as i figure out how.