Acrylic Tube - Clear
Acrylic tube maintains the workability of
acrylic sheet in a tube form. There are two different manufacturing methods used for making acrylic tube:
Cast Acrylic TubeManufactured by casting the acrylic into the required tube size - this is called
cast acrylic tube and gives the best optical finish available. Additionally, cast acrylic tube offers a range of large outside diameters up to 650mm.
Other advantages of using
cast acrylic tube:
- highly polished
- manufactured to exact specifications to ensure exceptional quality
- display quality
Extruded Acrylic TubeProduced by extruding the acrylic into the required tube diameter - this is called
extruded acrylic tube and provides an economical alternative to cast acrylic where aesthetic finish is less crucial, but the outside diameter available is limited to a maximum of 300mm.
Main advantages of using
extruded acrylic tube:
- available in small diameters from 5mm OD
- economical alternative to cast acrylic tube
- good manufacturing tolerances
theplasticshop.co.uk has the most comprehensive online range of acrylic tubes in the UK, making us one of the largest suppliers of acrylic tube anywhere!
The following stock shapes and sizes of acrylic tube are available to buy online - please select from: