How To Score Acrylic Sheet

Next hold the yardstick to the marked line and run the dull side of a utility knife along the yardstick to score the.

How to score acrylic sheet. For straight cuts in acrylic a plastic scoring blade can be used. To make it easier to work with find a flat surface big enough to accommodate your. Lay the sheet on a flat surface and using a yardstick and a permanent marker or a grease marker measure and draw the. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet.

Flip the sheet over and score the other side. Measure it out and use a ruler to make a. Score again and again as many as 10 or 12 times. After you ve formed a deep groove in 1 side of the plexiglass grab the sheet by the sides and flip it over to expose the other side.

Set the acrylic on a flat surface. This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. Cutting a straight line by scoring the acrylic 1. Cut along the same line that you cut on the other side to further score the sheet.

Score the acrylic several more times along the same line then place the acrylic on the edge of the table and use light quick pressure to snap the piece in two. Begin by deciding where you want to cut the acrylic.