How To Cut A Hole In Acrylic Sheet

Secure the plexiglass sheet to your work surface.

How to cut a hole in acrylic sheet.

Acrylic sheets are fairly simple to cut. If your sheet is relatively thin less than 3 16 inch 0 48 cm you can use the scoring method. It will reduce scratching and splintering. This will prevent damage while cutting and allow you to draw a template on the acrylic or plastic.

Clamp the plexiglass sheet to the work surface for stability. Leave the backing paper attached to the sheet while you are cutting. If the hole you intend to cut will be 2 square inches you should tape an area twice that size. Either clamp it or have someone hold it in place.

When cutting the acrylic sheet you should try to avoid touching this coating as much as possible to retain the original outlook of the surface. If the paper has already. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project. How to glue plexiglass sheets when the need arises to stick together pieces of plexiglass sheets there is an array of glue options to choose from.

Fit a circular saw or table saw with a fine blade with crosscut teeth to prevent chipping the piece during the cut. How to cut circles in plexiglass. Use the saw at a slower speed or keep the material cool by spraying water over the cut point during the saw operation. Continue until you ve scored a deep line in the plexiglass it may take as many as ten or twelve scores then turn the slab over and repeat the process.

Otherwise you ll need to use a saw to cut it. Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw. Put on safety glasses before doing any kind of cutting and wear ear plugs if you use an electric saw. Line the plexiglass sheet along the cut line.

Measure the ruler against the cutting line and then draw the knife repeatedly down its edge gradually increasing the pressure with each pass. Apply strips of painter s tape over the area to be cut in parallel strips allowing some overlap from one strip to the next.