How to Cut Acrylic Sheets
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.. Mark your line.. Score the line in the acrylic with a plastic scoring blade.
Steps
1
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.
2
Mark your line.
Mark your line.
3
Score the line in the acrylic with a plastic scoring blade.
Score the line in the acrylic with a plastic scoring blade.
4
Deepen the cut using the scoring blade.
Deepen the cut using the scoring blade.
5
Break the acrylic sheet.
Break the acrylic sheet.
6
Use a blade meant for acrylic.
Use a blade meant for acrylic.
7
Mark the cut.
Mark the cut.
8
Push the acrylic through a table saw for a straight cut.
Push the acrylic through a table saw for a straight cut.
9
Cut a curved line with a jigsaw.
Cut a curved line with a jigsaw.
10
File down any sharp burrs with a metal file.
File down any sharp burrs with a metal file.
11
Sand the edge 180-grit waterproof sandpaper.
Sand the edge 180-grit waterproof sandpaper.
12
Buff the edge.
Buff the edge.
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