Clear extruded acrylic square rod in sizes from ⅛″ to 1½″ and lengths from 12″ to 72″. The square profile delivers the same optical-grade transparency as clear round rod with right-angle geometry - the practical choice for display frames, furniture joinery, retail fixture construction, and structural fabrication work where a round profile won’t do. Machines and cuts cleanly, bonds with standard acrylic solvents, and cements directly to acrylic sheet.
Used by furniture makers, exhibit and display designers, retail fixture fabricators, model builders, and architects. Smaller sizes work for detail elements, scale models, and framing. Larger sizes handle structural and load-bearing applications. All sizes in stock for same-day pickup at Canal Street.
Rods ship with saw-cut edges. End polishing and cementing to acrylic sheet are available on request. Custom lengths up to 72″ via our order form here.
Note: square rods may not be perfectly square due to the extrusion process. Generally not noticeable in sizes under 1″, but may be visible on close inspection in larger sizes. Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge.
· Size: ⅛″ to 1½″
· 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 · 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 |
