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Cutting plexiglass blueman 08-25-2006
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Posted by Roger Shoaf on August 27, 2006, 6:20 pm

> > To read this thread, you'd think this was brain surgery or something.
Put
> > a
> > plywood blade on the tablesaw and cut it.
>
> How the heck do you sharpen plywood?

Sharpening plywood is no problem, it a bitch however to set the teeth.



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Posted by Bonehenge on August 27, 2006, 4:24 pm

>To read this thread, you'd think this was brain surgery or something. Put a
>plywood blade on the tablesaw and cut it.

Or use the back of a utility knife that just about everyone already
owns.

Posted by Goedjn on August 28, 2006, 12:19 pm

>>> Are there any EASIER and MORE accurate ways to cut plexiglass?
>>> Can I use a regular table saw blade (or will it shatter it)?
>>> What about a jigsaw or a dremel?

If you're not in a hurry, you should be able to
cut it with any saw that's got teeth close enough together
to have more than one tooth on the thickness of the material.
Tipping the saw closer to horizontal like a back-saw will
help if your saw is marginal.

Failing that, sandwiching the plastic between boards when
you snap it should help keep the break from wandering off
the score-line.

Posted by Rudy on August 29, 2006, 4:12 am
> Second, after scoring with several passes, when I snap it, it ends up
> breaking only partially along the line (and the rest breaks away at a
> short angle).

> One solution, would be to just be more careful on scoring the line and
> then scoring even deeper with more multiple passes.

Yes, and if having a problem, score BOTH sides then break it over a long
straight edge like a 2X4 on edge



Posted by Larry Spitz on August 30, 2006, 12:05 am
OK, we've had lots of good conversation about cutting Plexiglas.

How about some advice on drilling and countersinking?

Larry

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