How To Cut Large Quantities Of Plastic Sheets

Slice makes tools with finger friendly blades in multiple handle configurations that tackle this material with ease.

How to cut large quantities of plastic sheets.

To help find your specific material you can use the search function as we usually use the generic name for the materials where multiple brand names exist. You can mark the line with a permanent marker or grease pencil or you can just use the ruler as a guide for your. This line will be your cutting guide so make sure it is straight and visible. Set the sheet down on a sawhorse mark where you want to cut.

Mark your desired cut line using a straight edge then score the sheet of plastic with the utility knife making several. To make it easier to work with find a flat surface big enough to accommodate your plastic sheet. 1 4 inch thick plywood larger than the plastic sheet. Install a metal cutting blade into the saw with at least 10 teeth per inch of blade.

While our safe to the touch blades protect you from accidental lacerations they re as sharp as they need to be to cut corrugated plastic sheets either with or against the grain. Sharp utility knife or equivalent. You can easily cut thin plastic sheets less than 1 16 inch 063 thick with a utility knife. Please fax or call for large quantity quotes or for machining of materials to your prints.

Flip over the sheet and repeat the scoring process on the opposite side along the same. Place the sheet of plexiglass on a sawhorse so you can cut through the sheet while keeping it flat and secure. Cutting thin sheets of plastic secure the sheet to a large work surface with a clamp. Steel ruler longer than the plastic sheet.

There are custom cutting instructions on many of our plastic sheet pages similar to the following. Plastic sheet cut to size custom cut plastic sheet. Corrugated plastic sheets can be difficult to cut without the right tools. Use the hand held jig saw to cut curves in the plastic sheeting.

Begin by deciding where you want to cut the acrylic. It will also show you the cutting option you have should you choose to have tap plastics cut it f. Use a straight edge or a ruler to mark a straight line on the sheet of plexiglass. However you can t use the floor as you need an edge to break the acrylic over later 2 x research sourcestep 2 mark your line.

Adjust the saw speed so the blade is moving at approximately 12 000 strokes per minute. Set the polycarbonate material on a cutting platform as described in step 3 above. Step 1 set the acrylic on a flat surface. Harder clear plastics such as polycarbonate may require multiple passes with a knife but the result will be a clean cut finished edge with no chips or cracks.