Clear extruded acrylic round rod in diameters from 1/16″ up to 3″ and lengths from 12″ to 72″. Optical-grade transparency, glass-like surface finish, and consistent diameter throughout. Lighter and more shatter-resistant than glass, it drills, cuts, and machines cleanly - and bonds directly to acrylic sheet with solvent cement for structural and display assemblies.
Used across signage, retail display fabrication, aquariums, architectural models, furniture, lighting elements, and point-of-sale fixtures. Thin diameters from 1/16″ to ¼″ work for detail work, jewelry display, and fine-scale model building. Mid-range diameters handle structural rods in display and signage frames. Larger diameters up to 3″ are used in furniture legs, architectural installations, and industrial fabrication.
Rods ship with saw-cut edges. End polishing, perpendicular drilling, and cementing to acrylic sheet are available on request. Custom lengths up to 72″ via our order form here. Some light extrusion lines may be visible in diameters above ½″. Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge.
· Diameter: 1/16″ to 3″
· Lengths: 12″ to 72″ · custom cut available up to 72″
· Material: extruded acrylic · shatter-resistant · lightweight
· Finish: clear, glossy
· Fabrication: cut to length · end polishing · perpendicular drilling · cementing to acrylic sheet
· Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge
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Canal Plastics Center stocks extruded acrylic rods and tubes across the widest size and finish range we know of in the US - clear round rods from 1/16″ up to 3″, clear round tubes from ¼″ up to 12″ OD including large-diameter sizes at 8″, 10″, and 12″ that most distributors don’t carry, frosted tubing up to 6″ OD, and colored rods and tubes in translucent, opaque, and fluorescent finishes. Everything is in stock and available for same-day cutting.
Extruded acrylic is lighter and more shatter-resistant than glass, machines cleanly, and bonds with standard acrylic solvents. It’s the material of choice for lighting designers building LED housings and diffusion channels, set builders and prop fabricators working at scale, architects and model makers specifying structural and display elements, sign makers, aquarium builders, and retail fixture fabricators. The full fabrication shop is on-site at 345 Canal Street - cut to length, end polishing, drilling, and custom cuts are all done in-house.
All rods and tubes ship with saw-cut edges. End polishing is available on request. Custom lengths up to 72″ are available via our order form here. Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge.
· Clear Rods — Round, square, and bubble rod · 1/16″ to 3″
· Colored Rods — Translucent, opaque, fluorescent · ⅛″ to 1″
· Clear & Frosted Tubes — Clear round up to 12″ OD · frosted round up to 6″ OD · clear square up to 3″ OD
· Colored Tubes — Translucent, opaque, fluorescent · ¼″ to 2″ OD
· LED Lighting Tubes — Frosted and translucent white · optimized for LED diffusion
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Clear Acrylic Rods |
Colored Acrylic Rods |
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Finish |
Crystal-clear, glass-like transparency |
Translucent, opaque, and fluorescent |
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Diameter Range |
1/16″ to 3″ · cast rods available above 3″ |
⅛″ to 1″ |
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Lengths |
12″ to 72″ |
Standard 72″ · cut-to-size available |
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Unique Advantage |
Superior clarity and machinability |
Wide palette including neon fluorescent |
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Applications |
Signage, aquariums, displays, architectural models |
Retail displays, décor, creative builds, accents |
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Cut-to-Size |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
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Clear Acrylic Tubing |
Frosted Acrylic Tubing |
Colored Acrylic Tubing |
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Finish |
Crystal-clear, max transparency |
Matte, even light diffusion |
Translucent, opaque, fluorescent |
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OD Range |
¼″ to 12″ incl. 8″, 10″, 12″ |
⅜″ to 6″ |
¼″ to 2″ |
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Lengths |
12″ to 72″ |
12″ to 72″ |
12″ to 72″ |
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Unique Advantage |
Only supplier stocking 12″ OD extruded |
Frosted tubing up to 6″ OD |
Broadest color palette incl. neon |
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Applications |
Displays, aquariums, sight gauges, architectural |
Lighting, décor, signage, furniture |
Retail, signage, creative lighting |
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Cut-to-Size |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
