The saw blade height should be only a half inch higher than the thickness of the acrylic sheet you are cutting.
How to saw cut acrylic sheets.
Cover your cut line by spearing a tape directly through it.
The saw table should be free of dust and debris.
Set the acrylic on a flat surface.
Be sure to use a compressor to keep the sheet in position to avoid chipping and more time needed to polish the cut.
Mark the cut line with a marker or a grease pen.
Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic.
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.
Measure the length of the acrylic you intend to cut using a ruler.
For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count.
Measure again and mark another cut line over the tape.
Use a blade meant for acrylic.
Use scoring knife to cut a narrow groove in the acrylic sheeting scoring preferably works on sheets less than 6 35mm in thickness.
Routers can be used to cut acrylic for both curved and straight cuts.
To make it easier to.
Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets acrylic sheet larger than the size of your project use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw use a 7.
Mark the area of sheet you want to cut.
