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. To cut anything but a straight line opt for a jigsaw no matter which type of saw you choose. Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project. In this video we demonstrate the four most common ways to cut acrylic sheet also known as perspex acrylit.

2 1 use the circular blade saw or a table blade saw to cut large sheets. For thicker sheets of plexiglass cut with a power saw be it a circular saw saber saw or table saw. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker. Then place the sheet on a table with the marked side facing up.

This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. To cut the material with a scoring knife you should make a small cut in the marked area. 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. 2 how to cut thick plexiglas smoothly.

2 3 use the conventional method to chip scoring and breaking. How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic. For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand.

Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet. Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw. Bend the acrylic over the edge to cut the acrylic sheet. 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. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.