Lay your acrylic sheet on a flat work surface and mark the line to be cut.
Acrylic sheet cut offs.
For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count.
To cut the material with a scoring knife you should make a small cut in the marked area.
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.
Be sure to use a compressor to keep the sheet in position to avoid chipping and more time needed to polish the cut.
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.
The edge of the blade should hit the line exactly.
All pieces will be shipped with protective masking to keep from scratching in shipping and while in your shop.
Then arrange the straight edge so it s just slightly on the line and clamp it to the work surface.
Most saws can be used t.
We offer 1 8 3 16 1 4 3 8 and 1 2 which can be purchased by the pound.
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.
Use a blade meant for acrylic.
Check to see where the blade of your scoring tool will land when you run it against the side of the straight edge.
For a dremel you should clamp the material down and slowly make the cut.
To make it easier to.
How to cut acrylic sheets method 1 of 3.
We offer clear acrylic cut offs and scrap pieces which we have ready to ship in 5 different thicknesses.
Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic.