Cutting Thick Acrylic Sheets

Bend the acrylic over the edge to cut the acrylic sheet.

Cutting thick acrylic sheets.

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. Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand. To cut the material with a scoring knife you should make a small cut in the marked area. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet.

How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic. In this video we demonstrate the four most common ways to cut acrylic sheet also known as perspex acrylit. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project. For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut.

Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw. 2 how to cut thick plexiglas smoothly. Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw. 2 2 use the jigsaw to cut the acrylic.

Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw. This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. 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.

How to cut acrylic sheet by hand. 2 3 use the conventional method to chip scoring and breaking. 2 1 use the circular blade saw or a table blade saw to cut large sheets. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.

To cut anything but a straight line opt for a jigsaw no matter which type of saw you choose. Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms.