Cutting Acrylic Sheet With Angle Grinder

Sandpaper the just to take any burrs away.

Cutting acrylic sheet with angle grinder.

I need to cut some 2 3 mm thick plastic piping would either a metal or stone angle grinder disc do the business and which would work best. A good pair of gloves worn while you are working on shaping an acrylic sheet can keep your fingers from getting nicked or gouged. There is nothing to worry about. Angle grinder implies the make use of different angle grinder disk.

You need high skill and security consciousness during the cutting sheet metal. Scoring preferably works on sheets less than 6 35mm in thickness. Bend the overhang side of the sheet with quick and even motion. Tutorial for cutting off safely with a diamond saw to avoid injury.

Use scoring knife to cut a narrow groove in the acrylic sheeting. Using your ruler as a guide run a plastic scoring blade along the cutting line trying to make one continuous line with gentle even pressure. Pull the blade towards you along the line. Score the line in the acrylic with a plastic scoring blade.

The angle grinder uses not only at home but also in a big project constriction and other manufacture. Plexiglass may appear dull but the edges can get sharp particularly if they are freshly cut. Or buy a bloody expensive electrical whatever use it once and keep. Wedge the tube in a g clamp and 20sec later you have made a clean cut right through.

Once the sheet has been scored clamp the acrylic on a table edge so that the table edge aligns with the scored line of the sheet. Or is there another one you d recommend. Clamp the sheet if needed. It s the smallish 115x22 disc size i need the thinner the better.

Place the sheet over hard edge with groove side up. Not quite sure whats wrong with a hacksaw. Abrasive products have to be use carefully. Not to be rude but patience is a virtue and thinking of cutting with an angle grinder is not gonna be pretty most likely will shatter splinter your ends meaning longer prep time with smoothing and sanding.

Mark the area of sheet you want to cut. Respecting some safety recommendations is ess. Once you confirm the clamp is secure apply pressure to the piece of sheet that is hanging off of the table until it breaks off.