I got my acrylic cheaper than that at Lowe's. You absolutely have to have a router to perfectly true the edges. I built a router jig for my table saw and it worked great. A router table really isn't enough. It would also be a great idea to get one of those plastic bubble/hood things for your router so you can hook up your shop vac and suck away all the tiny acrylic flakes. They're a real PITA to clean up, and you will never be completely rid of them. We kept finding pieces tracked in for months, and when I moved, I was still finding those stupid flakes after we had everything out of the garage. I also inserted the last partition, between the fuge and the sump, at an angle, so the water isn't as loud when a gallon or so evaporates. I went a little overboard on the complexity of the stand/sump I built, so I'm not sure I would ever do that again, but of course, it was very rewarding and I'm glad I did it (once... and *only* once). You might enjoy it far more than I did if you approach it knowing in advance that it is a tedious and exacting job. Maybe I should clean the nasty thing up and take some pictures to post.