Measure it out and use a ruler to make a straight line.
Cutting and drilling acrylic sheet.
Place the 1x4 inch piece of wood across the acrylic sheet and secure the plank to the top of the acrylic sheet by clamping.
Here at a c plastics we enjoy helping our customers learn how to use our materials to complete their projects.
Begin by deciding where you want to cut the acrylic.
It is possible to drill acrylic with regular metal drill bits.
You can mark the line with a permanent marker or grease pencil or you can just use the ruler as a guide for your.
When drilling acrylic be sure to use a good quality hss drill bit.
Methods for cutting acrylic sheeting.
Safety tips for drilling your plexiglass.
How to drill acrylic or perspex.
Cutting acrylic sheet is a fairly easy task to accomplish once choosing a method that works best for you and your skill level.
If you re working with a thick piece of acrylic you can use conventional drill bits if you first place a piece of masking tape over the area to be drilled.
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.
To make it easier to work with find a flat surface big enough to accommodate your plastic sheet.
Lay the 3 8 inch plywood on a firm flat surface that allows you to work easily and place the acrylic sheet on top of the plywood.
However you can t use the floor as you need an edge to break the acrylic over later 2 x research sourcestep 2 mark your line.
Drilling and cutting your plexiglass is a simple process that does not call for professional help.
However the likelihood of melting chipping cracking or breaking the acrylic is much higher.
If you try to drill a sheet of acrylic with conventional metal or wood drill bits there s a chance you ll end up cracking it.
If the sheet is thin use a step drill bit instead.
Ensure you go slow stop often to cool the drill and always support the sheet.
However you will need to learn the process to ensure you do not ruin your acrylic sheet.
Do not force the bit into the acrylic let it cut under its own weight and should the drill bit get stuck in the platic sheet put the drill into reverse to get it out.
