How To Cut Acrylic Sheet

Mark the area of sheet you want to cut.

How to cut acrylic sheet.

Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw. Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms. Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw. Be sure to use a compressor to keep the sheet in position to avoid chipping and more time needed to polish the cut.

Routers can be used to cut acrylic for both curved and straight cuts. Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up. Measure the ruler against the cutting line and then draw the knife repeatedly down its edge gradually increasing the pressure with each pass. Use acrylic point drill bits to drill holes in acrylic.

Thicker plexiglass strangely enough allows for the simplest of the cutting processes. Use an o flute up spiral plastic cutting bit to cut acrylic with a router. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker. First grab a metal ruler and a utility knife preferably one with a brand new blade.