Acrylic sheets can be cut with a scroll saw provided precautions are taken to reduce friction and heat.
Cutting acrylic sheet with scroll saw.
Heat from a butane torch will restore the clear appearance as well as soften the edges and remove small surface scratches.
Most saws can be used t.
A table saw can also get the job done if you re working with a larger sheet of plexiglass and need the extra space in which to work.
You can cut through corian as you would cut through wood.
Corian is a brand of hard plastic made with an acrylic compound.
The saw table should be free of dust and debris.
This video showing how to cut a straight and curve cut using the scroll saw machine.
The saw blade height should be only a half inch higher than the thickness of the acrylic sheet you are cutting.
Besides plexiglas a scroll saw can also cut through acrylic and corian.
That s because scroll saws produce much less heat than their brethren which cuts down on the risk of your plexiglass melting as it s cut.