Acrylic sheets, also known as plexiglass, Lucite, or Perspex, in clear, frosted, colored, mirrored, fluorescent, pearlescent, and specialty finishes. Cut to size at our SoHo workshop, laser cut to your specs, or shipped as standard pre-cut sizes nationwide. Trusted by NYC museums, universities, galleries, and thousands of fabricators since 1963.
Every sheet on this page can be ordered as a 2" x 2" sample, in standard pre-cut sizes, or custom cut to your exact dimensions with a tolerance of +/- 1/32". Most cut-to-size orders ship within 1 to 2 business days. For more complex shapes, we also offer laser cutting, CNC routing, and UV printing.
We stock one of the largest acrylic sheet selections in New York: clear, frosted, colored, textured, mirrored, glitter, pearlescent, and specialty finishes, available in pre-cut sizes, full sheets, and custom cut-to-size. Most materials are on the shelf at our 345 Canal Street store for same-day pickup, with nationwide shipping on standard sizes.
Beyond materials, our in-house fabrication team handles laser cutting, CNC routing, edge polishing, drilling, and UV printing. A single order can go from raw sheet to finished part without leaving our SoHo workshop, whether it's a one-off prototype or a full production run.
Since 1963, Canal Plastics Center has supplied NYC's artists, architects, designers, fabricators, and institutions with the materials and fabrication they need to build.
Primarily cast acrylic for superior clarity and machinability
Select collections (Mirrored, Iridescent, Gallery Framing) made from extruded acrylic
Available in clear, frosted, colored, mirrored, and textured finishes
Lightweight, rigid, and UV-resistant
Easy to laser cut, route, polish, and bond
Custom cut-to-size service available
Artists · Architects · Designers · Fabricators · Retail Displays · DIY Makers
Need help with a custom quote? Contact us via our custom order form.
Yes. Plexiglass, Lucite, and Perspex are brand names for the same material: acrylic, technically known as PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate). All of the sheets in this collection are acrylic, and you can use the names interchangeably. We stock multiple brands, including Plexiglas, Lucite, Acrylite, Optix, Chemcast, Astariglas, and Margacipta MC.
Yes. Every sheet in this collection can be ordered in standard pre-cut sizes, as a 2" x 2" sample, or custom cut to your exact dimensions with a tolerance of +/- 1/32". Most cut-to-size orders ship within 1 to 2 business days. For more complex shapes, we also offer laser cutting and CNC routing.
Cast acrylic has better optical clarity, cuts and machines more cleanly, and gives sharper laser-cut edges. Extruded acrylic has tighter thickness tolerances and is easier to flame polish, but it's softer and more prone to scratches. Nearly all of our sheets are cast acrylic. The exceptions are our Mirrored, Iridescent, and Gallery Framing collections, which use extruded acrylic for optimal reflective performance and consistency.
We stock acrylic sheets from 1/16" up to 2" thick. The most common thicknesses are 1/8" (3.0mm), 1/4" (5.6mm), and 1/2" (12.0mm). Note that acrylic is manufactured to metric specs but sold under imperial labels: a "1/8 inch" sheet is actually 3.0mm (0.118"), and a "1/4 inch" sheet is 5.6mm (0.220"). See our thickness conversion chart for full reference.
Sheets up to 24" x 48" ship nationwide via UPS Ground. Full sheets (typically 48" x 96") and any sheets larger than 24" x 48" are pickup-only at our store in SoHo, NYC. We can also arrange freight or local delivery for large orders. Contact us for a quote.
Our standard full sheet size is 48" x 96" (4 feet by 8 feet) in most clear, colored, opaque, and translucent finishes. Some clear sheets can be as large as 80" x 120". Some specialty collections come in different full-sheet sizes: Urban Alchemy 3rd-generation Pearlescent sheets are 24" x 40", and certain Iridescent and Gallery Framing sheets vary. Full sheets are pickup-only at our 345 Canal Street store in Manhattan.
