Cutting 1 2 Acrylic Sheets

Just a quick show of how the waterjet can be delicate enough to cleanly cut through 1 2 acrylic at my job.

Cutting 1 2 acrylic sheets.

Use a blade meant for acrylic. To make it easier to. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet. Bend the acrylic over the edge to cut the acrylic sheet.

Make the line visible and be careful not to smudge the marker. Then place the sheet on a table with the marked side facing up. Next hold the yardstick to the marked line and run the dull side of a utility knife along the yardstick to score the. Draw a line with a dry erase marker where you want to cut the board.

Clamp the plexiglass sheet to the work surface for stability. With the sheet laid flat on the work surface use a ruler as a guide and draw a straight line where you want to cut the sheet. We cut to size all acrylic sheets we sell which saves on shipping costs since it offers a more economical means of packaging. Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw use a 7.

If you have any questions on how to order see this page. 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. Normally we see variations less than 5. This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise.

Use a dry erase marker so you can erase it after you cut the sheet. Thickness tolerances are 10 on acrylic sheets 0 100 2 5mm and thicker with variations throughout the sheet. Clear plexiglass acrylic sheets cast 1 2 thick. Plexiglass acrylic is a versatile plastic material that has great impact strength and exceptional optical quality.

Fit a circular saw or table saw with a fine blade with crosscut teeth to prevent chipping the piece during the cut. Set the acrylic on a flat surface. Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic. For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count.

For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut. How to cut acrylic sheets method 1 of 3. Clear plexiglass sheets can be used for a number of applications such as signage glazing picture framing aquarium tanks and more. Score again and again as many as 10 or 12 times.

Use the saw at a slower speed or keep the material cool by spraying water over the cut point during the saw operation. Line the plexiglass sheet along the cut line.