Use the saw at a slower speed or keep the material cool by spraying water over the cut point during the saw operation.
Acrylic sheet hole saw.
Use acrylic jigsaw blades to cut acrylic with a jigsaw.
Unlike drilling a hole through metal or wood plexiglass sheets call for extra caution.
Aim your circular saw on the plexiglass sheet and wait until it reaches its full speed the best rpm rate for cutting plexiglass sheets is 3450 rpm and no more than that 10.
Place a barrier below the plexiglass sheet.
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Clamp the plexiglass sheet to the work surface for stability.
That said below is a list of steps on how to drill a hole in your plexiglass sheet.
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Acrylic sheets can be machined with most shop tools.
Here s what i ve learned about cutting acrylic with a hole saw.
Use a 7 1 4 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic with a circular saw.
Line the plexiglass sheet along the cut line.
Use a 10 plastic cutting saw blade to cut acrylic on a miter saw or table saw.
Use a plastic laminate scorer to cut acrylic by hand.
This will help you grasp the process to avoid making fatal mistakes on the main job.
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Use a glass cutter or the dull side of a utility knife to score the plexiglass along the mark line 5 to 10 times.
Materials needed to cut acrylic or plexiglass sheets.
It is very important to push the circular saw feeding rate within a slow and smooth motion.
Follow these instructions to cut a circle in a sheet of plexiglass.
Thick plexiglass sheets are inch and above.