Writing a guide - I want some suggestions

[tybrenis]

Hey everyone, I have begun my all comprehensive "how to" EVERYTHING ACRYLIC guide. It will cover how to do everything related to acrylic. Here are my chapters, so far. Tell me if I should add some sort of extra category, I don't want something like "oh, add cutting with a table saw to chapter four", I want suggestions like "oh, add this new chapter: 'how to eat acrylic'" or whatever. Yay, thanks everyone. Here's the chapters:

Chapter One: What is acrylic?

Chapter Two: Why should I use acrylic over something like glass, for instance?

Chapter Three: Purchasing Acrylic - Where to go and what to look for

Chapter Four: Cutting Acrylic

Chapter Five: Bending and Forming Acrylic

Chapter Six: Gluing Acrylic

Chapter Seven: Routing Acrylic

Chapter Eight: Drilling Acrylic

Chapter Nine: Etching Acrylic

Chapter Ten: Lighting Acrylic

Chapter 11: Buffing, Cleaning, and Polishing Acrylic

[jdbnsn]

Looks pretty comprehensive to me, I'd read it. Good idea! If you were to ad anything, I would suggest a chapter toward the end called "common misconseptions and mistakes about the use of acrylic" to demonstrate where and how a newbie may make a blunder when making assumptions using it. Otherwise it looks great!

[Rankenphile]

I'm assuming Chapter 11 would include Flame Polishing, right?

Also, may want to consider a bit on tinting, dying and painting acryllic.

[tybrenis]

Thanks guys! I'll add those. And yes, Chapter 11 will include flame polishing. I don't have a lot of experience dying and tinting acrylic, but I can paint it well. That'll give me something good to research, thanks mate!

[Cevinzol]

Casting acrylic?

[tybrenis]

Casting acrylic?

Ahh, lol. Now there is something most modders don't do on a daily basis. I have seen it done, but know nohing about it and have never done it myself. I'll see if i can at least provide some information on it, even if I don't really have too much experience...

[Cannibal23]

the only thing i can suggest would be for the content to include not only how to do whatever but also a lil bit on why and what can go wrong and possably a lil bit on how to fix it if possable. it would give readers a lil more info on how come they should "just take your word" about it if they understand why something reacts a particular way. also the how to fix it if something goes wrong part would be nice cause it might save some people money from buying a new sheet if something goes wrong.

[jsb666]

what can go wrong and possably a lil bit on how to fix it if possable

Chapter 12: oh c**p, what to do next? :p

sounds like a great guide :)