Cutting Clear Acrylic Sheet

How to cut acrylic by hand clamp down the straight edge on the cut line.

Cutting clear acrylic sheet.

How to cut acrylic sheets method 1 of 3. Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up. To make it easier to. Score the cut line.

Plexiglass can scratch easily which is why it s sold with a protective. Set the acrylic on a flat surface. Normally the most plexiglass sheets cut to size have a protective coating for protecting the surface. An optix acrylic sheet is a type of lightweight clear plastic.

Snap the acrylic at the cut. To achieve smooth edges you may use fine sandpaper or a wet and dry paper. Clamp the sheet if needed. For plastic you need a blade with a high tooth count.

Make 5 10 scratches with the scoring knife along the straight edge until you ve cut about halfway. Use scoring knife to cut a narrow groove in the acrylic sheeting scoring preferably works on sheets less than 6 35mm in thickness. Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic. Use a blade meant for acrylic.

When cutting the acrylic sheet you should try to avoid touching this coating as much as possible to retain the original outlook of the surface.