Allright, looks like the plexi is the route I am going to go. A sheet of plexi is 9 bucks at Home Depot for a 20 x 32 piece, which I would have to cut down to 12x30, which now that I think about it, would be a pain. I can have my local hardware store cut me a 12x30 for about 15. I might just do that to save some grief, but I think I will still have to drill holes etc my self.