How To Cut Acrylic Sheet

Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw.

How to cut acrylic sheet.

Use an o flute up spiral plastic cutting bit to cut acrylic with a router. Mark the area of sheet you want to cut. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.

Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms. 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. Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up. Be sure to use a compressor to keep the sheet in position to avoid chipping and more time needed to polish the cut.

Use acrylic point drill bits to drill holes in acrylic. Measure the ruler against the cutting line and then draw the knife repeatedly down its edge gradually increasing the pressure with each pass. First grab a metal ruler and a utility knife preferably one with a brand new blade. Routers can be used to cut acrylic for both curved and straight cuts.