Best Way To Cut Hard Plastic Sheets

Push the acrylic through a table saw for a straight cut.

Best way to cut hard plastic sheets.

Cutting thin sheets of plastic secure the sheet to a large work surface with a clamp. To minimize edge damage use a blade designed to cut rigid plastic it has teeth of uniform length and they have a uniform rake angle of 0 to 10 degrees. Mark your desired cut line using a straight edge then score the sheet of plastic with the utility knife making several. The blade can be steel or carbide tipped.

Place the thin plastic sheet on top of the plywood. How to cut thin plastic sheets step 1. Measure along the side of the thin plastic sheet and place a mark with the felt tipped marker at the length you. Start at one edge of the mark you made.

Flip over the sheet and repeat the scoring process on the opposite side along the same. Don t move too quickly as you ll create a rougher edge but don t go too slowly as you can melt the plastic.