Cutting Thick Acrylic Sheets

2 1 use the circular blade saw or a table blade saw to cut large sheets.

Cutting thick acrylic sheets.

Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project. 2 how to cut thick plexiglas smoothly. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand with only hand tools. Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw.

How to cut acrylic sheet by hand. For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut. For thicker sheets of plexiglass cut with a power saw be it a circular saw saber saw or table saw. In this video we demonstrate the four most common ways to cut acrylic sheet also known as perspex acrylit.

Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker. Cutting thick sheets of plastic to make straight cuts on thicker sheets of acrylic and polycarbonate plastic greater than inch thick you ll need to use a table saw or circular saw. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet.

Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms. Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw. Then place the sheet on a table with the marked side facing up. For acrylic sheets thinner than inch use a scoring which will produce a deep scratch rather than the chipping effect you d get from a hardened wheel.

2 3 use the conventional method to chip scoring and breaking. Bend the acrylic over the edge to cut the acrylic sheet. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight. Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw.

How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic. 2 2 use the jigsaw to cut the acrylic.