Thread: Acrylic material

i did get my order acrylic ltoday. it has paper on both sides i assume it has been done to protect it.My question to you guys is this . What to use cut it. I don't have anything but i know people who does and i can use their tools. Appreciate your help.

Bud I have to make some assumtions here...
Since you said it has paper on it, I am going to assume it is 1/8 inch sheets, so you are going to need to cut it for blanks,,,,

I buy 12x12 sheets and cut them into 1.5 inch x 12 inch strips using a table saw with a carbide tooth thin kerf blade...
Then I cut those in half keeping them all stacked so that the patterns still match..... using a band saw, I then rubber cement the pairs of scale sides together for later shaping work on the sander....

So I have 8 sets of matched sets for scales... you could go for 1 inch wide blanks and get more of them, but I like getting some flair in there....

I just use my scroll saw and a copping also works.

Works like a charm.

I have used both a scroll saw and a bad saw. One thing to remember leave the paper on till you are ready to work with it. It dose scratch easy.
Also Novus plastic polish is great for final finish polish.

Now I cheat and use a laser.

Good luck.

Tim

I actually draw the shape with a pencil and use a cutting wheel on the dremel. If you move along at a decent pace it doesn't heat up and usually just a deep score and the excess snaps right off. Sand it up after that and your done.

YMMV

same here.

I have really liked using a coping saw for acrylic... really cuts through it fast and I was surprised how well it works.. very cheap too.. +1 on the scroll saw like Max said, (but I like the coping saw personally). Then I either cement them or use double sided tape and sand them to final shape (I cut them close though ).