Cutting table supports sheets of plastic for laser cutting.
Best plastic cutting sheets.
Here a few tool options for cutting acrylic.
Harder clear plastics such as polycarbonate may require multiple passes with a knife but the result will be a clean cut finished edge with no chips or cracks.
It s very easy u don t need any expensive tools.
Methods for cutting acrylic sheeting.
If you want to cut large sheets of plastic such as plexiglass a table saw with a non melt plastic cutting blade is the right tool for the job.
You can easily cut thin plastic sheets less than 1 16 inch 063 thick with a utility knife.
Exhaust must have sufficient flow to remove the gasses and particles that are generated during laser process from the plastic laser engraving cutting and marking equipment.
You can make straight even cuts with smooth crisp edges using a table saw with a specialty plastic cutting blade.
Cutting thin sheets of plastic if you want a straight cut in a thin acrylic or polycarbonate plastic sheet up to inch thick reach for a simple utility knife then follow these steps.
To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.
The circular saw is the best ally not only for carpenters but also for any handyman it helps you in the layout of your interior cutting concrete blocks cutting many types of plastics like plexiglass pvc or even polycarbonate sheets however the circular saw is nothing without quality blades.
Lens a 2 0 lens is the best general process lens for plastic laser material processing.
Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.
Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms.
