How To Cut Plastic Sheet Light

Place a straightedge on the marks and use c clamps to clamp the straightedge to the table.

How to cut plastic sheet light.

Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet. This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. Then move the panel to the edge of the table with the cutoff hanging over.

Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw. You need to make the diffuser. How to cut a plastic diffuser for fluorescent lighting step 1. Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw.

Mark your desired cut line using a straight edge then score the sheet of plastic with the utility knife making several passes until you achieve. Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand. Acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project. Measure the inside length and width of the wooden fluorescent light enclosure to make sure that you need to trim.

First start by laying the plastic dimple side down flat on a work table. Measure the cut line with a tape measure making marks on both ends of the panel with a felt tip marker. Determine the length and width that you need the fluorescent light diffuser. Cutting thin sheets of plastic.

Bob shows you how you can cut acrylic lighting panels down to the size you need using simple tools available for under 40 at any large box store.