How To Cut Acrylic Sheet

Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms.

How to cut acrylic sheet. Measure the ruler against the cutting line and then draw the knife repeatedly down its edge gradually increasing the pressure with each pass. First grab a metal ruler and a utility knife preferably one with a brand new blade. Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw. For best results use another tool like the earlier mentioned table saw to cut your acrylic roughly before getting a more exact finish with the router.

Routers can be used to cut acrylic for both curved and straight cuts. Use scoring knife to cut a narrow groove in the acrylic sheeting scoring preferably works on sheets less than 6 35mm in thickness. Use acrylic point drill bits to drill holes in acrylic. Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up.

Mark the area of sheet you want to cut. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker. Use an o flute up spiral plastic cutting bit to cut acrylic with a router. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.