Gads, yes you're right. When I said acrylic, I had Lexan in my mind.

Plexiglass is a brand name of acrylic, kind of like how we use Q-tip to mean cotton swab. I stand corrected, there's no real difference.

IIRC it's Lexan, a polycarbonate, that is much more durable. You can actually bend it, cut it (it will melt from the heat but not shatter), and you can drill into it (again my experience with plexi is that it chips and cracks).

I'd like to rephrase my suggestion to "consider Lexan".