Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw use a 7.
Saw for cutting plastic sheet.
It is very important to push the circular saw feeding rate within a slow and smooth motion.
For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count.
Carbide tipped non melt plastic cutting saw blades chip welding a melting of the material can be a concern while cutting plastics but not with these plastic cutting saw blades.
Use a blade meant for acrylic.
How to prepare acrylic sheet for work how to cut acrylic.
Aim your circular saw on the plexiglass sheet and wait until it reaches its full speed the best rpm rate for cutting plexiglass sheets is 3450 rpm and no more than that 10.
Sheet acrylic plastic is a versatile glasslike construction material that can be cut or shaped for a wide variety of items.
Mark your desired cut line using a straight edge then score the sheet of plastic with the utility knife making several.
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.
Flip over the sheet and repeat the scoring process on the opposite side along the same.
How to cut acrylic sheets method 1 of 3.
For this method you can cut multiple sheets at the same time by stacking them using a table saw with closely spaced teeth such as those used when plywood.
How to cut acrylic sheet by hand.
If the blades are much wider you run the risk of chipping your plastic.
If you want to cut large sheets of plastic such as plexiglass a table saw with a non melt plastic cutting blade is the right tool for the job.
How to cut acrylic sheet by hand with only hand tools.
You can make straight even cuts with smooth crisp edges using a table saw with a specialty plastic cutting blade.
Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic.
Straight cuts of acrylic sheet can be made on an ordinary circular blade.
Cutting thin sheets of plastic secure the sheet to a large work surface with a clamp.
The modified triple chip grind and 2 negative hook angle produces less heat than a standard blade leaving a crisp smooth edge.
