How to Easily Cut Plexiglass and Acrylic Sheets 

TIP... have the "good" side under the ruler, so if you do jump out of the groove, you mess up your excess, not the piece you need. :)

3:57. I used my battery orbital tool with the same ½ round blade to cut a temporary window for a car. It worked great. First cut thin plywood for a template, then followed the edge with the saw blade to cut thin plexiglass. Worked like magic. Thanks!

I really appreciate the demos on different cutting options. I'm in the middle of a project so this tutorial helped a lot. Thanks!

Thank you RU-vid for letting people post their talent of art and craft for educational purposes I have learned so much from people and I hope that they have learned much from me also knowledge is power in the know how and how to from wisdom

I watched a few other videos from other people with no satisfaction. Your video doing the curves with the Dremel cut off wheel did the trick for me! I didn't have the same wheel you did. but I took the thin brown one that was worn down well over halfway and it worked great! More like a dental tool , but I had smaller and sharper curves to cut on 4 corners.. Then I took a conical grinding stone that was worn down half way and that smoothed it all out. Thank you !!!

This worked perfectly for me! Thank you. For the first time ever, I did something new... RIGHT the FIRST TIME!!! Sometimes the simple things are the biggest things when you are learning as you go! - rev.

I really love the video. I’m a lady just after simple shape from acrylic sheet to cast mold objects for my resin and have been looking for ways to cut the acrylic sheet, so far your method is the best I have stumped into. The first and second method are ideal for me as an amateur. Thank you very much for sharing, will have to start doing some cutting. 👍🏽

Thank you very much for your video. This is exactly what I was looking for to cut two small pieces of acrylic for a bird cage. Much appreciated!!! ❤️👍

You're the best! I didn't know what to do with that cutter Home Depot sells right next to the Plexiglass stalls. I got a work out with this thicker piece of acrylic. Thanks for showing the technique to get a clean cut!

The oval blade using an oscillating tool was helpful. Thank you for sharing that. I appreciate it.

This is how you make a DIY video. Great video, thanks!

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For some reason I didn’t even think to use my little rotary tool with a cut off blade. I use a razer blade instead to score it. It worked but my rotary tool works so much better and faster. Thank you so much for putting out this great video showing all the options!

This is great, for not all of us have a nice workshop. Thanks!

Yeah, this is life-changing. Thanks for showing me exactly the Dremel blade I need!

Thank You. I was trying to make sure I was using the first tool properly, I'll go try it again now. Thank You.

Amazing! I had no idea I could cut Plexi at home. Thank you!!!

what a well made instructional video, this helped me tremendously! i respect the video not having a super long intro!

Great video, thank you. I like using my scroll saw on pieces that are not to large. You can drill a hole and feed the blade through and cut without having to have a exit cut in the acrylic.

When scoring things it is best to turn the sheet around. That way you get a decent score on both edges.

Great explanation. Went from simple cutting tools to higher-end power tools. Thanks for the lesson!

I use an oscillating tool - (known in the UK as a multitool) all the time to cut large sheets into blanks for my laser cutter . Best, fastest option, no contest - and I've tried everything. I usually only cut 1 or 2mm down into 3 or 5mm plastic and then snap it.

Thanx for your upload it answered several questions I had on what tools I need or could use to cut thin and thicker plexiglass. I will check out any other uploads and keep you as a reference

What works for me is a circular saw. I turn the saw blade around so that it is sawing from the back of the cutting edges. I lay the plastic on a sheet of plywood and set the depth to just deep enough to cut about 1/16" into the plywood. I make sure that I use a straight edge. What seems to work best is a trim blade (fine tooth). Good luck.

Thank you! I have cut 3 mm acrylic (Plexiglass, Perspex, Lucite...) using this method with no issues. It is quick and very easy to do.

Great guide. Have an exciting project planned and this has helped so much. Thnakyou.

Perfect just what I was looking for my project

Best tutorial for smaller size acrylic cutting. Thank you.

Great video. I want to make some candy honor boxes with locks, and this helped alot.

Thanks. Helped a lot. Have to cut some plexiglass for a couple of upcoming projects. Great video.

Thank you for the video, huge help.

thanks for this, I will be using a Dremel grinder since I have that tool and need to do curved edges. *now I will be able to make myself an r6 Blackbeard rifle shield for airsoft*

How thick was the Plexiglas you were using in the video"? Up to what thickness can you cut it by hand with a Plexiglas cutter? Thanks for making the video.

very clear, concise, and helpful!! Great job!

Just used the first method and it worked! Thank you!!

thank you for this video, straight to the point

used the straight edge method to score 3 mm thick acrylic mirrors and surprisingly it came out pretty clean for the first time just need to score it deep enough

Thank you, I might finally be able to get a clean break where I want it, I haven't been scoring the sheet deep enough. No more jig saw on thin sheets either, no wonder I've always ended up with a melted mess on the cut edges and blade.

Top notch instructions!!! Thank you very much sir.

Great Presentation. I have both a dremel and an oscillating tool. Did not know I can use this. Good information.

Thank you so much! This made adding panels to a 3D printer so easy.

Plexiglass or by the technical name polycarbonate is pretty tough to snap it’s very ductile so for that it would need to be a pretty thin piece like less than 1/16 thick, I think even 1/8 would be hard to cut with the scoring method. Acrylic on the other hand is brittle so the scoring method of cutting might work better on thicker sheets. It might be good to score both sides for extra insurance that “crack” created won’t propagate away from in line with the score mark on thicker sheets.

I bought blades made for plastic but they just looked like normal metal blades, pretty much just melted the plastic but still cut clean just had to clean all the melted plastic chunks off when i was done. Had to to make a new window for a truck cab and worked great thanks. Last time i tried cutting plexiglass with a razor and just did a horrible job

Excellent video and advice. Thank you so much.

That was useful. I just realised that I have a multitool or oscillating tool as you say, and that will work the best. But the schnitcer/knife works too.

Good Info on multiple methods, Thanks to the creator of the video :-)

nice tutorial now i have an idea on how to use the right tools great

Cool video

Great Video. It helps give me ideas needed for making a set of hand guards for my Harley 2018 Fat Bob FXFBS

Thank you for posting video. Needed to know how to cut 1/16 inch plexiglass for oval picture frame without having to buy a special tool. Hopefully my piece will come out as nicely as yours.

Just what I needed to know, great job!

One piece of advise... If using the reciprocating cutter, make sure to cut all the way through first pass.... makes cleaning the edges much much better.

Great guide! Going to help alot with my current project that requires Resin Pouring to finish it:)

Excellent video! This is the first to show Dremel & vibration cutters. How well do they work on 1/4" Plexiglas?

Great information. Especially since I have a dremel tool.

Watching all methods, seems the reciprocating cutter might be easier to control when making curved cuts. And since I have one, will try this first. Also needing to cut some light panels and will try on those also.

Excellent video thank you. Really appreciate it!

This so helpful. Thank you for this!

Tools and attachments new to me. Thanks

Thanks for this! I was about to buy a bunch of stuff I didn't need lol

Very good explanation, thanks!

I have used a miter saw to make straight cuts as well...

Great presentation and easy to understand. Thank you so much!

Thanks so much for this video! This clears up a lot for me!

Nice. But Plexiglas is a company name like Kleenex or Xerox. The the materials blanket name is acrylic. Just a lil info to help out. Good video. Nice.

Thank you for these good advices!

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

I figured I would check if there was a better way to do it then planned. And I am still doing it the same but I did find 2 new things I want for my Dremel. Thanks

Thank you! helped a lot

Nice video with clear and understandable instructions. Thank you. Can I use my Ryobi oscillating multitool to cut thick (3mm or 5mm) plexiglass?

Thank you excellent video!

Excellent video thanks

This technique is actually quite good. I'll probably reshape a Stanley and then use a blowtorch just smooth off the edges.

I strongly suggest cut-proof gloves whenever the razor knife comes out.

Scoring with the tip of a hand saw and snapping works well too.

extremely helpful. thanks for sharing

So, I got my acrylic knife, got my acrylic, got my straight edge. Scored it 15 times as hard as I possibly could 'cause I'm a little guy. The only place the acrylic DIDN'T break was the score line. Guess I ended up spending quite a bit more money on this video than I intended, thanks for the "help".

Great tutorial. Thanks

Great video, learned a lot.

Thanks for this. So helpful!

That was very informative, thank you. What speed do you use on dremmel? I had issues in the past with melting plexi

TY 👍 &&& Well done sir!!! yes! yez!

What thickness of Plexiglas did you use in this video? Can you also tell me, up to what thickness can you cut by hand before it gets too thick to cut? Thanks for your time.

Great tip but what if you have a curve or even a circle?

At last; a project for my dremel tool. :')

Any idea how deep 1/2" thick plexiglass needs to be scored first? Would very much appreciate it. 😊

Funny, plastic shops (Cadillac Plastics Inc.) use table saws with REVERSED DIAMOND TIP BLADES for 99% of straight cutting of acrylic and Lexan sheets. Another plastic fabricator shop locally taught me that as well as how to fire-polish an edge with a propane torch or an oxy-acetylene torch. A carbide tipped saw blade will work. A scoring knife won't work on rubber-infused Lexan which is FAR superior to any other clear material for shatter-resistance thickness for thickness.

Great video, thinking about doing some acrylic sheet craft, I have a question, what’s the difference between plexiglass & Acrylic sheet if there is any? Thank you for your time 😍

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You didn't mention a band saw, can those work? As I was watching the vibrating tool used, it occurred to me that it might be possible to make a holder for the tool so that you could move the piece around under it rather than move the tool, like you would a band saw.

Well it didn't work to small of a piece i'm gonna go try some of them other tools. Thank You again.

Is this stuff dangerous for inhaling etc or is it safer than cutting wood? I was hesitant to use a jigsaw when cutting this because I wasn't sure.

The sides are slightly curved. The top width of the glass is about 22 5/8 to bottom width about 21 3/8, 1/4 thick x 17 inch from top to bottom. Im reusing a top and bottom lid edge that was sandwiching the hinged edge and a frontedge piece that curves over front edge. Im going get a sheet rough cut at the glass shop. Then lay it over the lid opening and looking thru the glass trace out the edges and cut with my variable tabletop scroll saw. Suggestions?

Excellent video ☺️👌

I put masking tape either side of the intended line as it's easy to slip and mark the surface if it doesn't have a protective covering

This is great, my tools are literally identical to yours 😂

Thank you, this helped me.

As a new homeowner, my wife and I want to skin our lanai's screened wall with acrylic panels. I watched your video to learn how to work with acrylic. Do you think drilling multiple screw holes along the edges of the panels would allow the panels to be held up with screws to the aluminum frame? We even thought we would use double-sided Flex tape between the aluminum beams and screw holes to create a softer contact and some gasket effect (hope I used that word correctly). We keep watching videos to get a sense of how much acrylic can take in stress--hanging from screw holes, or what will stick to them. If you have an opinion, thanks in advance for sharing.

works nice with the first 2 tips

Wow that's awesome