For everyone who has cut plexiglass...
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For everyone who has cut plexiglass...
How did you guys cut plexi glass... **** what a nightmare.
I"m trying to make a panel to fill in the gap when i put in a DIN sized aftermarket radio for my FC. i really like the paint the back black plexiglass look. but this stuff is a nightmare to cut... I've broken 3 x-acto blades... and i pulled out the dremel but its impossible to cut straight with that...
what did everyone use? a jigsaw? bandsaw? router? table saw? circ saw?
I"m trying to make a panel to fill in the gap when i put in a DIN sized aftermarket radio for my FC. i really like the paint the back black plexiglass look. but this stuff is a nightmare to cut... I've broken 3 x-acto blades... and i pulled out the dremel but its impossible to cut straight with that...
what did everyone use? a jigsaw? bandsaw? router? table saw? circ saw?
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Band saw will work if you have one available. But this can be very messy.
All I ever used was a Utility Knife. You score the line where you want the plexiglass cut and then you break the rest by bending it backwards.
You only have to cut through about 20% of the plexiglass with the knife.
All I ever used was a Utility Knife. You score the line where you want the plexiglass cut and then you break the rest by bending it backwards.
You only have to cut through about 20% of the plexiglass with the knife.
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I used a circular saw and it sliced right through like wood. You'll need to wear a painters mask though caus that stuff stinks and not good for ya.
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Originally posted by MIKE-P-28
They got a scribe especially for this, you put it on a straight edge, and work it back and forth and then bend it
Anything super thick I use a table saw with a special blade...
They got a scribe especially for this, you put it on a straight edge, and work it back and forth and then bend it
Anything super thick I use a table saw with a special blade...
i feel so stupid, u should've seen me trying to widdle away at it with an x-acto knife
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Re: For everyone who has cut plexiglass...
Originally posted by Cheers!
How did you guys cut plexi glass... **** what a nightmare.
I"m trying to make a panel to fill in the gap when i put in a DIN sized aftermarket radio for my FC. i really like the paint the back black plexiglass look. but this stuff is a nightmare to cut... I've broken 3 x-acto blades... and i pulled out the dremel but its impossible to cut straight with that...
what did everyone use? a jigsaw? bandsaw? router? table saw? circ saw?
How did you guys cut plexi glass... **** what a nightmare.
I"m trying to make a panel to fill in the gap when i put in a DIN sized aftermarket radio for my FC. i really like the paint the back black plexiglass look. but this stuff is a nightmare to cut... I've broken 3 x-acto blades... and i pulled out the dremel but its impossible to cut straight with that...
what did everyone use? a jigsaw? bandsaw? router? table saw? circ saw?
I used Lexan which is a bit different from Plexi. You cannot do the score and snap trick with Lexan. To cut the interior hole was a royal pain in the ***. I used a dremel but it does not give a super clean edge. It is "clean enough" though. I drilled four holes at the corners of the cutout and then connected the dots, everything clamped down with a 1x as a guide for the dremel. Obvious hint: if you do this clamp the guide on the outside of the cutout area, so that if you slip or "drift" you drift into the cutout and not into your finished piece. Learned that one the hard way.
Good luck dude.
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Originally posted by Cheers!
i feel so stupid, u should've seen me trying to widdle away at it with an x-acto knife
i feel so stupid, u should've seen me trying to widdle away at it with an x-acto knife
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