Saw Plexiglass Sheet

Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand.

Saw plexiglass sheet.

Thick plexiglass sheets are inch and above. Push the acrylic through a table saw for a straight cut. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand with only hand tools. Multiple sheet sizes are available from stock.

Place the sheet down flat on a table or a work station so you can measure and cut on a stable surface. Start at one edge of the mark you made. Line the plexiglass sheet along the cut line. Sheet acrylic plastic is a versatile glasslike construction material that can be cut or shaped for a wide variety of items.

Aim your circular saw on the plexiglass sheet and wait until it reaches its full speed the best rpm rate for cutting plexiglass sheets is 3450 rpm and no more than that 10. Don t move too quickly as you ll create a rougher edge but don t go too slowly as you can melt the plastic. To cut anything but a straight line opt for a jigsaw no matter which type of saw you. It is very important to push the circular saw feeding rate within a slow and smooth motion.

Lay the plexiglass flat on a work surface. Clamp the plexiglass sheet to the work surface for stability. 4x8 4x10 4x12 6x10 8x10 in clear. Make sure the surface is clean and clear of any objects that could impede your work or potentially mark or.

Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw. Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw. We stock a complete selection of clear uv resistant plexiglas clear and colored plexiglass infra red transmitting uv filtering uv transmitting and plastic plexiglass mirror acrylic plastic sheets featuring plexiglas brand clear acrylic sheets. Push the acrylic through the table saw at a steady pace being sure to keep your fingers out of the way of the saw.

How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic. Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw. Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets. How to cut acrylic on a table saw.

For thicker sheets of plexiglass cut with a power saw be it a circular saw saber saw or table saw. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand. Use a glass cutter or the dull side of a utility knife to score the plexiglass along the mark line 5 to 10 times. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project.