
How Do You Cut Shapes In Acrylic?įirst and foremost you will want to properly measure and mark where you want to cut your acrylic sheet. As a result, dremels with special acrylic cutting bits are commonly used among those who enjoy home projects.
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Place the piece you wish to cut over the edgeĭremels are a popular way of cutting thin acrylic sheets, as Dremels are more accessible than most professional tools. Position your plexiglass on a sturdy table. Measure and mark where you want to cut your plexiglass. Steps to cutting your piece should be as follows: To achieve the best results, it is best to use a saw (hand saw or power saw) when cutting thicker pieces of acrylic. In fact, plexiglass can be shaped in many ways and cut with a variety of tools including but not limited to a jigsaw, a scoring knife, a laser, a Dremel, and a saw. However, if you need plexiglass acrylic sheets in other sizes (such as 4x8, 4x10, 4x12, 5x7, 6x10, 8x10, 12x12, 12x36, 14x14, 18x24, 24x36, 30x36), we recommend choosing from our cut-to-size options on this page. 3" plexiglass sheet = 75mm plexiglass sheet = 2.95" plexiglass sheetĪt Acme Plastics, our standard panel sizes can be found on our main acrylic sheet page. 2" plexiglass sheet = 50mm plexiglass sheet = 1.97" plexiglass sheet. 1.5" plexiglass sheet = 38mm plexiglass sheet = 1.50" plexiglass sheet. 1.25" plexiglass sheet = 30mm plexiglass sheet = 1.18" plexiglass sheet. 1" plexiglass sheet = 24mm plexiglass sheet = 0.945" plexiglass sheet. 3/4" plexiglass sheet = 18mm plexiglass sheet = 0.709" plexiglass sheet. 1/2" plexiglass sheet = 12mm plexiglass sheet = 0.472" plexiglass sheet. 3/8"plexiglass sheets = 9mm plexiglass sheets = 0.354" plexiglass sheet. 1/4" plexiglass sheet = 5.5mm plexiglass sheet = 0.217" plexiglass sheet. 3/16" plexiglass sheet = 4.5mm plexiglass sheet = 0.177" plexiglass sheet. 1/8" plexiglass sheet = 3mm plexiglass sheet = 0.118" plexiglass sheet. 0.098" plexiglass sheet = 2.5mm plexiglass sheet. 0.09" plexiglass sheet = 2.3mm plexiglass sheet. 0.08" plexiglass sheet = 2mm plexiglass sheet. 0.06" plexiglass sheet = 1.5mm plexiglass sheet. Nominal and actual sheet thicknesses can be found below:
These can differ throughout the plexiglass panel, but variations are typically less than 5%. Tolerances for acrylic sheet thickness can range between +10% and - 10%. If you or your team require a greater degree of accuracy, please contact us. Tolerances for the length and width of standard cut-to-size acrylic plexiglass panels range +/-1/8" (but these do tend to be more precise). Standard Cut-to-Size Length and Width Tolerances Polycarbonate & Acrylic Greenhouse Panels.Polishing, Beveling & Rounding Acrylic Edges.Comparing the Physical Properties of Plastic.Twinwall and Multiwall Polycarbonate Sheets.Acrylic Non-Glare P99 Frame Grade Clear Sheet.Acrylic UV-Filtering OP3 Non-Glare P99 Frame Grade Clear Sheet.Acrylic UV-Filtering OP3 Frame Grade Clear Sheet.