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Thanks, that's great. So it sounds like I should be OK to use 3mm for everything except the lower level base, which I'll use 5mm for? The strength of the lower level sides needs to be where it's...

Yeah, the problem is I can't really afford to buy a load of profile that I might not end up using or ali sheet and cut it to fit round the profile, only to find that layout doesn't work, so I need to...

The reason I was thinking I'd need to cut the the base panels to fit around the corner profiles, is that otherwise the panel will not be able to go all the way to the front or back of the frame, as...

Yeah, it did occur to me to put the panels in the slots but then I wouldn't be able to remove the lower level ones without lifting off the upper level first, which would be a pain, so I'll have to...

So it seems I can either

a) build an ali profile frame, somewhat like the one shown in beta-brain's post, then get a piece of ali sheet to lie on top of it for the base(s). Obviously I'd have to...

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Thanks, that's a good idea about using bigger bottom supports that totally didn't occur to me. I guess if there's nothing available in the required size, I could just put two pieces...

Thanks for that valuable advice, which will save me wasting time and money trying to use Acrylic.

It's only the upper level panels, mainly the front and lid and possibly also the sides that I want...

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I was originally thinking of building my case from wood, as I haven't got any experience with acrylic but having looked at it a bit more, it seems it probably won't be any cheaper or easier...

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I've been thinking of doing my first scratch build for some time but kinda need to pull my finger out now as I've got a lot of work being done on my flat in a few months, so I need to get...