How to cut thin plastic sheets step 1.
How to cut plastic sheet.
For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count.
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.
Unlock the blade on your jigsaw by releasing the safety on the side.
First grab a metal ruler and a utility knife preferably one with a brand new blade.
Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw use a 7.
Mark your desired cut line using a straight edge then score the sheet of plastic with the utility knife making several.
Place the thin plastic sheet on top of the plywood.
Carefully slide the blade out and insert your new blade.
Get a blade designed for cutting plastic by reading the label on the blade s packaging to see if it lists plastic under the cutting materials.
This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise.
Cutting thin sheets of plastic secure the sheet to a large work surface with a clamp.
Flip over the sheet and repeat the scoring process on the opposite side along the same.
Measure along the side of the thin plastic sheet and place a mark with the felt tipped marker at the length you.
Use a blade meant for acrylic.
Thicker plexiglass strangely enough allows for the simplest of the cutting processes.
Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet.
Start the saw and carefully feed the sheet straight into the blade cutting at a rate of about.
Lay the piece of 1 4 inch plywood on a firm flat surface.
Once the sheet has been scored clamp the acrylic on a table edge so that the table edge aligns with the scored line of the sheet.
Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic.
Lay the sheet on the saw table with the masking film side down and the edge tight against the fence.
Measure the ruler against the cutting line and then draw the knife repeatedly down its edge gradually increasing the pressure with each pass.
