I use a scoring tool called the ScoreMate from Fletcher-Terry. It's a
small hand tool with two carbide blades for scoring acrylic. I find
that it also scores Wilsonart for breaking in a clean line.
Phil
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j wrote:
> I use a streight edge and score it with a knife ment for laminate
> scorring and then snap it of
>
> BigJoe wrote:
>
>> I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
>> metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off
>> using
>> fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
>>
>> BigJoe
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I bought a 150 tooth 10" blade designed for plastics and laminates. Not a
carbide tipped blade. Makes great cuts in 1/4" Lexan. If slow the feed
rate to about 1/2 that of plywood, the cuts are very smooth and require
little preparation before bonding and getting clear seams. Leaves no "fuzz"
on the plastic, but, it does make up welded chucks of fuzz inside my TS.
The DC gets most of it, some have to be manually peeled off after the job is
done. I bought the blade at Home Depot a year ago.
Robert
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> I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
> metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off
using
> fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
>
> BigJoe
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get yourself some acrylic cement if you are joining plexi
dave
C Carruth wrote:
> Thanks for all the tips gentleman. Unfortunately, I do not have a TAP
> plastics locally, but I'm sure I can find a substitute. If I want to make
> the vertical piece plastic versus wood, what kind of glue will hold the
> pieces together, and how thick do the pieces need to be?
>
> Chris
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> "Igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:08:19 GMT, "BigJoe" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
>>>metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off
>
> using
>
>>>fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
>>>
>>
>>Cool.
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Thanks for all the tips gentleman. Unfortunately, I do not have a TAP
plastics locally, but I'm sure I can find a substitute. If I want to make
the vertical piece plastic versus wood, what kind of glue will hold the
pieces together, and how thick do the pieces need to be?
Chris
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> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:08:19 GMT, "BigJoe" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
> >metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off
using
> >fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
> >
> Cool.
>
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:08:19 GMT, "BigJoe" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
>metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off using
>fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
>
Cool.
"BigJoe" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
> metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off using
> fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
>
> BigJoe
For thin plexiglass I've been using a crosscut blade with the teeth
pointing the wrong way. Works great!
I use a streight edge and score it with a knife ment for laminate
scorring and then snap it of
BigJoe wrote:
> I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut sheet
> metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off using
> fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
>
> BigJoe
>
>
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"dave martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "BigJoe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I've been cutting plexiglas on the TS using a blade designed to cut
sheet
> > metal. It makes those little curls of plastic, but they peel right off
using
> > fingers or the belt sander. Comments?
> >
> > BigJoe
>
> For thin plexiglass I've been using a crosscut blade with the teeth
> pointing the wrong way. Works great!
Add to that, more teeth are better, and no carbide.
Want to get a real silky smooth edge? Set your jointer for a 1/16" cut.
Works great
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Jim in NC
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Jim in NC