Cutting Thick Acrylic Sheets

To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.

Cutting thick acrylic sheets.

Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand. Then place the sheet on a table with the marked side facing up. For thicker sheets of plexiglass cut with a power saw be it a circular saw saber saw or table saw.

2 3 use the conventional method to chip scoring and breaking. How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic. 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. To cut anything but a straight line opt for a jigsaw no matter which type of saw you choose.

Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet. 2 2 use the jigsaw to cut the acrylic. Bend the acrylic over the edge to cut the acrylic sheet. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project.

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 how to cut thick plexiglas smoothly. This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand with only hand tools.

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 the material with a scoring knife you should make a small cut in the marked area. 2 1 use the circular blade saw or a table blade saw to cut large sheets.

Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.