Plexiglass may appear dull but the edges can get sharp particularly if they are freshly cut.
Cutting acrylic sheet with angle grinder.
Easier to cut than glass or wood plexiglass still requires some safety measures before you begin to cut the sturdy sheets.
Bend the overhang side of the sheet with quick and even motion.
Mark the area of sheet you want to cut.
Once you confirm the clamp is secure apply pressure to the piece of sheet that is hanging off of the table until it breaks off.
Clamp the sheet if needed.
It s the smallish 115x22 disc size i need the thinner the better.
Sandpaper the just to take any burrs away.
If the cut was deep enough into the sheet there will be a clean edge.
Tutorial for cutting off safely with a diamond saw to avoid injury.
Scoring preferably works on sheets less than 6 35mm in thickness.
Using your ruler as a guide run a plastic scoring blade along the cutting line trying to make one continuous line with gentle even pressure.
Once the sheet has been scored clamp the acrylic on a table edge so that the table edge aligns with the scored line of the sheet.
Turn the blade 90 degrees lay the sheet on the edge of you workbench and cut slowly.
A good pair of gloves worn while you are working on shaping an acrylic sheet can keep your fingers from getting nicked or gouged.
Angle grinder implies the make use of different angle grinder disk.
Or is there another one you d recommend.
Abrasive products have to be use carefully.
Or buy a bloody expensive electrical whatever use it once and keep.
Not quite sure whats wrong with a hacksaw.
You need high skill and security consciousness during the cutting sheet metal.
Not to be rude but patience is a virtue and thinking of cutting with an angle grinder is not gonna be pretty most likely will shatter splinter your ends meaning longer prep time with smoothing and sanding.
Pull the blade towards you along the line.
I need to cut some 2 3 mm thick plastic piping would either a metal or stone angle grinder disc do the business and which would work best.
Wedge the tube in a g clamp and 20sec later you have made a clean cut right through.
The angle grinder uses not only at home but also in a big project constriction and other manufacture.
Score the line in the acrylic with a plastic scoring blade.
Respecting some safety recommendations is ess.
