Cutting Thick Acrylic Sheets

Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw.

Cutting thick acrylic sheets.

In this video we demonstrate the four most common ways to cut acrylic sheet also known as perspex acrylit. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand with only hand tools. Then place the sheet on a table with the marked side facing up. Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw.

2 2 use the jigsaw to cut the acrylic. For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut. 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. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.

To cut the material with a scoring knife you should make a small cut in the marked area. To cut anything but a straight line opt for a jigsaw no matter which type of saw you choose. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker. How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic.

How to cut acrylic sheet by hand. Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand. 2 1 use the circular blade saw or a table blade saw to cut large sheets. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet.

Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms. 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. Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw. 2 3 use the conventional method to chip scoring and breaking.

This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project.