Perspex is made from polymethyl methacrylate, sometimes known as PMMA or just "acrylic". Trade names are Lucite, Perspex & Plexiglass etc.
Its actually quite soft and scratches easily.
I would use genuine polycarbonate - sometimes called Lexan - its far far more scratch resistant and will last far longer - its easy to cut straight lines by scoring & snapping...
I've used both Lucite & Lexan extensively in many projects (e.g. http://4hv.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_....php?90019) - both are easy to weld & cut, but Lexan is much tougher - note you can polish scratches out of Lucite, but Lexan, once scratched (say by a craft knife) is difficult to get clear again.
I'd buy a bit of each from eBay and see how you get on.
Both are easy to weld (note you don't glue this stuff, you chemically weld it) with chloroform or, nowadays, something like Polyweld (which is what I use).
Regarding static, you can get anti-static sprays to reduce dust pickup... Google is your friend here
Its actually quite soft and scratches easily.
I would use genuine polycarbonate - sometimes called Lexan - its far far more scratch resistant and will last far longer - its easy to cut straight lines by scoring & snapping...
I've used both Lucite & Lexan extensively in many projects (e.g. http://4hv.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_....php?90019) - both are easy to weld & cut, but Lexan is much tougher - note you can polish scratches out of Lucite, but Lexan, once scratched (say by a craft knife) is difficult to get clear again.
I'd buy a bit of each from eBay and see how you get on.
Both are easy to weld (note you don't glue this stuff, you chemically weld it) with chloroform or, nowadays, something like Polyweld (which is what I use).
Regarding static, you can get anti-static sprays to reduce dust pickup... Google is your friend here
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