Drilling holes in acrylic.
How to cut acrylic sheet circle.
Fit a circular saw or table saw with a fine blade with crosscut teeth to prevent chipping the piece during the cut.
Clamp the plexiglass sheet to the work surface for stability.
Use the saw at a slower speed or keep the material cool by spraying water over the cut point during the saw operation.
It will reduce scratching and splintering.
Lay the sheet on a flat surface and using a yardstick and a permanent marker or a grease marker measure and draw the.
However the process requires following steps.
Line the plexiglass sheet along the cut line.
Cut a couple 3 5 circles in ply wood and sandwich the acrylic between them.
Next hold the yardstick to the marked line and run the dull side of a utility knife along the yardstick to score the.
To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.
It will make cutting on a saw or sander much easier.
Secure the plexiglass sheet to your work surface.
Clamp the sheet if.
Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.
Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms.
How to cut circles in plexiglass.
In this video we demonstrate the four most common ways to cut acrylic sheet also known as perspex acrylit.
Install a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade in the circular saw.
Mark the area of sheet you want to cut.
I recommend using a circular saw jig or a circular saw guide to keep your cuts straight and to prevent the blade from wandering.
Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up.
Either clamp it or have someone hold it in place.
Leave the backing paper attached to the sheet while you are cutting.
If the paper has already.
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