Rounded handle helps fight hand fatigue.
Best tool to cut plastic sheet.
Plastic light panels for suspension grid systems can be easily cut with the cutting tool for plastic sheets.
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.
All you need is a thin acrylic sheet a straight edge that is longer than your cut clamps and a scoring knife.
Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.
Be sure to use a compressor to keep the sheet in position to avoid chipping and more time needed to polish the cut.
The plastic sheet cutting knife is designed for use on lexan polycarbonate sheets and other plastic materials.
You can easily cut thin plastic sheets less than 1 16 inch 063 thick with a utility knife.
It features a double bevel scoring edge for clean consistent cuts and a rounded handle that helps fight hand fatigue for comfort and control.
Cutting thin sheets of plastic if you want a straight cut in a thin acrylic or polycarbonate plastic sheet up to inch thick reach for a simple utility knife then follow these steps.
It will also show you the cutting option you have should you choose to have tap plastics cut it f.
Made of lightweight acrylic with a sharp cutting blade.
Ideal for precise cutting of plastic light panels.
Harder clear plastics such as polycarbonate may require multiple passes with a knife but the result will be a clean cut finished edge with no chips or cracks.
Clamp down the straight edge on the cut line.
Cutting acrylic by hand is the easiest way to go for a beginner who isn t familiar with power tools.
It s very easy u don t need any expensive tools.
This video segment will show you how to cut plastic sheet.
To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.
How to cut acrylic by hand.
Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms.
