the thing you have to be careful about with acrylic is when moving it make sure it has the protective paper on it.
i looked into making on a few months ago but the hardest thing is finding the solvent glue i could only find the stuff the acrylic manufractures had and thats $22 for a toothpaste tube sized.
i can get a 4 foot for around $450-500, 10mm with corner overflow
You can also get the scratches, out