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Posted by Ulysses on July 27, 2005, 11:36 am
> Took a quick look at the site; I think I'd want to see
> that stuff before I bought it, but that's not what you
> asked.
>
> I imagine the referene to using a box cutter is
> possibly a score & snap operation, similar to what
> you'd do with plexiglass. Since it's corrugated, you
> cut the one surface, bend it back and it either snaps
> off or breaks & lets you cut the back part.
>
> Contact them and find out.
>
> Pop
>
>
> >I am interested in a new product for covering windows
> >when hurricanes
> > are coming. It is 3/8 in. thick plastic - not solid
> > ...it looks like
> > corrugated cardboard but it's plastic. You can see it
> > at
> > www.storm-stoppers. Anyway, they say cut it with
> > boxcutters. One of
> > my neighbors got a sample and we tried cutting it.
> > It was very, very
> > difficult . Other than that, it is much lighter
> > weight than plywood
> > and I would really like to be able to use it but
> > don't want to spend a
> > lot of money on it without being pretty sure I can
> > cut it. We are all
> > over-the-hill and not too strong...does anyone know
> > of anything, a
> > particular kind of saw blade, that could be used on
> > plastic instead of
> > utility knife or boxcutters. Thanks.
> >
>
Score and snap would probably work, but it may require a plastic cutting
blade instead of a regular razor blade. A plastic cutter is sharpened on
the trailing side and not the contact side. The idea is to score in exactly
the same place 3 or 4 times (depending on how hard and thick the material
is) along a straightedge and snap (if cutting short pieces) or "run" the
break along the cut (if longer pieces are desired). Here's one
http://www.dickblick.com/zz574/77/
but if you shop around you can probably find one for less. This type of
cutter may not work if the plastic is too soft or pliable but you said it
was really hard to cut so I suspect it will work.
I you use a jigsaw it might work fine on some plastics but on more brittle
materials it may craze and crack where you don't want it to. A table saw
with a veneer blade (fine tooth smooth cut) generally works great on
plastics.
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