Acrylic Sheet Cut Offs

Then arrange the straight edge so it s just slightly on the line and clamp it to the work surface.

Acrylic sheet cut offs.

For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count. All pieces will be shipped with protective masking to keep from scratching in shipping and while in your shop. Lay your acrylic sheet on a flat work surface and mark the line to be cut. To cut the material with a scoring knife you should make a small cut in the marked area.

Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic. To make it easier to. Use a blade meant for acrylic. How to cut acrylic sheets method 1 of 3.

Most saws can be used t. Be sure to use a compressor to keep the sheet in position to avoid chipping and more time needed to polish the cut. Bend the acrylic over the edge to cut the acrylic sheet. Sizes are how we pick from our cut off bins.

For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut. We offer 1 8 3 16 1 4 3 8 and 1 2 which can be purchased by the pound. Routers can be used to cut acrylic for both curved and straight cuts. This video shows how to easily cut acrylic sheet such as perspex lucite plexiglas optix oroglas acrylite sumipex cryolite etc.

For best results use another tool like the earlier mentioned table saw to cut your acrylic roughly before getting a more exact finish with the router. Set the acrylic on a flat surface. Check to see where the blade of your scoring tool will land when you run it against the side of the straight edge.