An acrylic napkin holder on a restaurant table is a small object under continuous mechanical abuse: it is lifted full, wiped around, stacked at the end of a shift and occasionally knocked off a table.
A hotel restaurant group in Doha ordered 600 units with 3 mm walls and a 3 mm base. Half the units were sliding across tabletops within a month, and the corners had started to open at the bond line.
Acrylic napkin holder wall, base and joint
- Walls: 4 mm
- Base: 6 to 8 mm, 10 mm larger than the box
- Joint: solvent bond plus internal gusset
- Feet: four silicone pads, 2 mm
The base does two jobs: it carries the stack and it grips the table. Ten millimetres of overhang beyond the walls gives the unit a footprint wide enough not to skate when a cloth is dragged past it.
Cleaning, haze and the table look
Clear acrylic on a restaurant table shows every fingerprint and every haze patch. A mild detergent wash and a microfibre dry keeps it clear; a sanitiser spray with alcohol dulls it in a few weeks.
Silicone feet solve the last problem. A bare acrylic base on a lacquered table sticks and then releases with a snap; four 2 mm pads let it slide without scratching the finish.
For the table card version of the same material, acrylic table tents covers the folded format.
Send your napkin size, table layout and quantity to oversales@rpplexiglass.com for a table unit quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
What thickness acrylic napkin holder?
4 mm for the walls, 6 to 8 mm for the base. The base is what keeps the unit from sliding when a waiter wipes the table around it.
Why does a napkin holder split at the joint?
The bond line is loaded every time the unit is picked up full. A solvent bond on 4 mm faces with no fillet opens up; a bonded internal gusset at the corners spreads the load.
How should a clear unit be cleaned?
Mild detergent and a soft cloth, dried with a microfibre. Alcohol sanitiser spray hazes the surface within weeks and abrasive cloths scratch it permanently.