Saw Plexiglass Sheet

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

Saw plexiglass sheet.

Push the acrylic through a table saw for a straight cut. Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets. How to cut acrylic sheet by hand with only hand tools. Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw.

Lay the plexiglass flat on a work surface. Use the saw at a slower speed or keep the material cool by spraying water over the cut point during the saw operation. Place the sheet down flat on a table or a work station so you can measure and cut on a stable surface. How to cut acrylic on a table saw.

Line the plexiglass sheet along the cut line. Multiple sheet sizes are available from stock. Push the acrylic through the table saw at a steady pace being sure to keep your fingers out of the way of the saw. Sheet acrylic plastic is a versatile glasslike construction material that can be cut or shaped for a wide variety of items.

It is very important to push the circular saw feeding rate within a slow and smooth motion. Make sure the surface is clean and clear of any objects that could impede your work or potentially mark or. Start at one edge of the mark you made. For thin sheets of plexiglass that are up to 3 16 inch 0 48 cm thick scoring the sheet and then snapping it is an easy way to cut it.

How to cut acrylic sheet by hand. Thick plexiglass sheets are inch and above. Clamp the plexiglass sheet to the work surface for stability. For thicker sheets of plexiglass cut with a power saw be it a circular saw saber saw or table saw.

We stock a complete selection of clear uv resistant plexiglas clear and colored plexiglass infra red transmitting uv filtering uv transmitting and plastic plexiglass mirror acrylic plastic sheets featuring plexiglas brand clear acrylic sheets. Straight cuts of acrylic sheet can. 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. Don t move too quickly as you ll create a rougher edge but don t go too slowly as you can melt the plastic.

Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project. Use a glass cutter or the dull side of a utility knife to score the plexiglass along the mark line 5 to 10 times. 4x8 4x10 4x12 6x10 8x10 in clear.