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Cutting Plastic Dorot29701@aol.com 07-26-2005
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Posted by Richard J Kinch on July 27, 2005, 12:51 am


Dorot29701@aol.com writes:

> Other than that, it is much lighter weight than plywood ...

You are being swindled if you believe that. Strength-to-weight does not
favor plastics over wood. If this product is lighter than plywood, it is
only because it is made thinner and weaker.


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Posted by Art Todesco on July 27, 2005, 2:23 am


Roto-Zip works great on plexiglass.

Dorot29701@aol.com wrote:
> 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.
>


Posted by Darro on July 27, 2005, 4:08 am


I've successfully cut 1/8" Coroplast with a utility knife, but would
suggest a fine-toothed jigsaw blade at low speed, or a fine-toothed
handsaw (excluding a backsaw style) for the 3/8" thickness.

I'd want to check out the longevity of the adhesive used to stick the
3M Dual-Lock fasteners to the window frame. Would the adhesive break
down over time in strong sunlight and fail under the stresses of
hurricane winds?


On 26 Jul 2005 14:46:42 -0700, "Dorot29701@aol.com"

>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.



Posted by Rick on July 27, 2005, 8:25 am



> 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.
>

Possibly a circular saw with plywood cutting blade installed
backwards...




Posted by Dorot29701@aol.com on July 27, 2005, 5:01 am


I have seen the sheets of plastic - my neighbors (two of them) have
ordered it but have not cut it yet. We practiced on the sample. It
does not snap off after scoring . We were using new utility knife to
try to cut.

Thank you all for your suggestions.



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