<div dir="ltr">Opps<div><br></div><div>I should measure more carefully - it's 4.5mm, not 3mm thick so that counts out Bunnings & Mitre10 as I need 1010mm x 850mm</div><div><br></div><div>I think I'll do as Wallace suggested and get Award Plastics to cut it to size. Their online calculator comes in cheaper than a 1200 x 900 x 3 sheet (from the above) and it's all cut ;)</div><div><br></div><div>I'll pop in there tomorrow and see how much the rounded corners will cost as well - no issues of risk to me so long as I get it home in one piece.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 12:04 AM Richard Jones <<a href="mailto:richard.jones.1952@gmail.com" target="_blank">richard.jones.1952@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Years ago in the UK I used a round Abra file held in a hacksaw frame for cutting plastic like this: <a href="https://www.sureweld.net/products/dpr13609-abra-carbide-file-250mm.html" target="_blank">https://www.sureweld.net/products/dpr13609-abra-carbide-file-250mm.html</a></div><div>I've not seen them in recently NZ, but did get something similar in Smiths City 20+years back.<br></div><div>The last time I needed to cut plastic sheet encased in metal my mitre saw cut respectable slots for slide potentiometers.<br></div><div>Maybe you could find someone with a suitable laser cutter?</div><div>Christchurch City library have a laser cutter for dimensions up to 600 x 400mm: <a href="https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/laser-cutting/" target="_blank">https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/laser-cutting/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Richard</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8/07/2023 11:51, Robin Gilks <<a href="mailto:gb7ipd@gmail.com" target="_blank">gb7ipd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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!)<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Ideas?<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Robin Gilks<div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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