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Hi Robin,
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Used gently power tools work fine on acrylic.
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I'm cutting 2mm acrylic at the moment for window double glazing and use a fine tooth blade (40 Tooth 10 inch blade) on the saw bench.
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The important thing is to feed slowly as it's easy to get carried away. You'll get no resistance so there's no feel to slow you down.
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Do a trial cut well away from your final line as a practice.
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Jig saw and oscillating tools are not recommended as it can create vibration and cause cracking.
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Check for a plastic supplier near you and you may find you can get a piece cut to size for quite a bit less than what Bunnings charge.
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Curved corners will be extra.
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I use Atomik Laser in Lower Hutt and it's about 1/2 the price of Bunnings so you should be able to find something local.
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Regards,
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Robin
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On 08/07/2023 11:51 NZST Robin Gilks <gb7ipd@gmail.com> wrote:
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I've decided that the windscreen on my golf cart is too old and scratched to polish so I'm going to replace it with 3mm acrylic sheet (good old Bunnings!)
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Any suggestions and/or caveats on cutting it to size? It's a simple rectangle with radiused corners so it's just trim 2 sides and round off.
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I assume power tools are a bad idea (e.g. circular or jig saw) so I'm thinking fine tooth pull saw or scoring with a carpet knife.
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Ideas?
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