Does anybody know what the vex plastic thing is called

Hello I am just looking through some vex spin up ideas and I am wondering what those plastic things are called. Also can I buy this from the vex store or use something that I already have? .Some examples:

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That is polycarbonate, you can buy it on the vex store Polycarbonate Sheets - VEX Robotics

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Do you know if we have to only buy from vex or can we get it from somehwere else?

In the game manual there are rules regarding what plastic is allowed - specificly rule R9

https://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/2022-2023/vrc-spin-up/VRC-SpinUp-GameManual-1.0.pdf you can find the game manual here

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We bought ours from Grainger. They are pretty cheap and come in different colors, only drawback is that they take a week or two to ship.

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The plastic is called lexan.

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Lexan is a brand, polycarbonate is a material

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I watched that video as well and we use plexiglass, which is pretty easy to cut and use.

PMMA (Aka plexiglass) is illegal this year because it is considered a shattering plastic.

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and always has been, that’s not a new rule.

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I heard on the video that this was very difficult to machine. Not sure if it’s the best idea, but hey I’m a sucker for variation in VEX, go for it mate.