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
Opacity Transparent
Surface Finish Glossy
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I needed various sized rods to replace glass rods from an old lamp I found. These were perfect and at a distance are indistinguishable from the original rods. They were easy to cut, sand and polish.
This was exactly what we needed and at a GREAT price
Was exactly what I needed
Good stuff
Very easy to order from a well-detailed website and, the order was shipped quickly. However, the shipper broke the shipping cardboard and acrlic rods. The rods were packaged well and would have arrived in one piece if the shipper had been more careful.
great product quick deliver look great.
cut lengths are not perfectly equal. that is my only issue.
All the products I've received from Canal Plastics have been excellent. Plus, the shipments have been timely and well packaged. Thanks.
Fast shipping
You are a great company and I have used you for the last 50 years!
Exactly what I was needing, thank you so much!
Great product
The two acrylic rods I bought were very nice. I was expecting to have to smooth the ends a bit but did not have to do that. Good quality and I’m glad I went with Canal Plastics. Also, we received them rather quickly. Great experience all around.
as described, thank you so much
Exactly what I wanted. Package carefully. Delivered quickly. I’m very happy with everything.
Perfect, just as described.
Perfect, just as described!!
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
Clear Acrylic Rods |
Colored Acrylic Rods |
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Finish |
Crystal-clear, glass-like transparency |
Translucent, opaque, and fluorescent |
Diameter Range |
1/16″ to 3″ · cast rods available above 3″ |
⅛″ to 1″ |
Lengths |
12″ to 72″ |
Standard 72″ · cut-to-size available |
Unique Advantage |
Superior clarity and machinability |
Wide palette including neon fluorescent |
Applications |
Signage, aquariums, displays, architectural models |
Retail displays, décor, creative builds, accents |
Cut-to-Size |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
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 |
OD Range |
¼″ to 12″ incl. 8″, 10″, 12″ |
⅜″ to 6″ |
¼″ to 2″ |
Lengths |
12″ to 72″ |
12″ to 72″ |
12″ to 72″ |
Unique Advantage |
Only supplier stocking 12″ OD extruded |
Frosted tubing up to 6″ OD |
Broadest color palette incl. neon |
Applications |
Displays, aquariums, sight gauges, architectural |
Lighting, décor, signage, furniture |
Retail, signage, creative lighting |
Cut-to-Size |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
