How To Cut Acrylic Sheet

First grab a metal ruler and a utility knife preferably one with a brand new blade.

How to cut acrylic sheet.

Use an o flute up spiral plastic cutting bit to cut acrylic with a router. 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 acrylic point drill bits to drill holes in acrylic.

Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up. 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. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.

Measure the ruler against the cutting line and then draw the knife repeatedly down its edge gradually increasing the pressure with each pass. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight. Thicker plexiglass strangely enough allows for the simplest of the cutting processes. 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.