anyone with a table saw in parma to trim down acrylic?

[agoutihead]

i have acrylic for my baffles in my sump, their cut to size, but need to be trimmed just a little bit. I only have 4 pieces to do. does anyone have a table saw i can run these through in parma? or know of a place that will do it for next to nothing?

thanks guys.

 

[Dina12]

I don't have a table saw - but - I have a roto zip you are welcome to use - I am in Parma too

 

[agoutihead]

hmm. but how can we obtain perfect lines like a table saw gives you? i only need 1/4" knocked off in some instances.

is there any place around the parma area that i can take the few pieces i have to trim them down for a couple of bucks?

 

[Bcollins111900]

clams and a straight edge as long as there is a guard on the rotozip (most rotozips have a guard)

 

[Kustomreefer]

I have a portable saw with a plastic cutting blade. Call me if this helps 216-598-5959. Karl

 

[agoutihead]

Alright I am finally putting my tank up this weekend and still need to cut a couple inches off of 4 pieces of acrylic.

I'm worried that using a roto zip or a hand saw still wont give me a straight edge.

No one knows of a place with a table saw huh?

I have a circular saw with some kind of blade, just a standard one.

These are going in my sump, so I guess they dont need to be "finish" perfect.

 

[Fdfiremedic]

I have a table saw and live in Olmsted Twp. Let me know if you need to use it. Ben

 

[agoutihead]

Yeah, thats not too far at all. I will let you know for sure, maybe I could stop out tomorrow. I'm going to try it out on my circular saw first and see how it turns out.

thank you very much!

 

[rj ripetide]

Try using a plywood blade. The teeth are smaller and closer together ( more teeth per inch) so you would get a better cut.

Rj

 

[Rhodophyta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10429642#post10429642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rj ripetide
Try using a plywood blade. The teeth are smaller and closer together ( more teeth per inch) so you would get a better cut.

Rj

Try using an acrylic blade. the teeth are designed and spaced to cut acylic without melting it. Some good sounding tips in an article in Plastics magazine, Mar/Apr. 2001

http://www.plasticsmag.com/features.asp?fIssue=Mar/Apr-01

 

[rj ripetide]

Originally posted by rj ripetide
Try using a plywood blade. The teeth are smaller and closer together ( more teeth per inch) so you would get a better cut.

Rj
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Try using an acrylic blade. the teeth are designed and spaced to cut acylic without melting it. Some good sounding tips in an article in Plastics magazine, Mar/Apr. 2001

http://www.plasticsmag.com/features...ssue=Mar/Apr-01

Hobby Experience: First marine tank in 1970




I worked as a production supervisor and we used acrylic in production on a smaller scale and it was not worth investing in the acrylic / plastic cutting blades. Being they are so specialized to specific material. I guess it would be worth it if you did a lot of cutting on a daily basis, but the plywood blades did work for the amount of use that we did. We would cut material for about 2 hours twice a week. ( Making sure not to over heat the blade.)
Just make sure to have the blade to the proper height and use the proper cut speed. The teeth should should just be cutting through the material by about 1/16.
You might see a little build-up after the cut but this cleans up easy with your hands or we use a small piece of wood. ( some people had soft hands ).
Anyhow this is just my experience with different plastics that we used. When the blades dulled too much for the plastic cuts we would use them for cutting plywood for our shipping crates.
Good Luck.
Rj

 

[Rhodophyta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10437688#post10437688 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rj ripetide
Originally posted by rj ripetide
Try using a plywood blade. The teeth are smaller and closer together ( more teeth per inch) so you would get a better cut.

Rj
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Try using an acrylic blade. the teeth are designed and spaced to cut acylic without melting it. Some good sounding tips in an article in Plastics magazine, Mar/Apr. 2001

http://www.plasticsmag.com/features...ssue=Mar/Apr-01

Hobby Experience: First marine tank in 1970




I worked as a production supervisor and we used acrylic in production on a smaller scale and it was not worth investing in the acrylic / plastic cutting blades. Being they are so specialized to specific material. I guess it would be worth it if you did a lot of cutting on a daily basis, but the plywood blades did work for the amount of use that we did. We would cut material for about 2 hours twice a week. ( Making sure not to over heat the blade.)
Just make sure to have the blade to the proper height and use the proper cut speed. The teeth should should just be cutting through the material by about 1/16.
You might see a little build-up after the cut but this cleans up easy with your hands or we use a small piece of wood. ( some people had soft hands ).
Anyhow this is just my experience with different plastics that we used. When the blades dulled too much for the plastic cuts we would use them for cutting plywood for our shipping crates.
Good Luck.
Rj

Yes I think that is one of the tips you can read into in the Plastics article. One other tip that sounds good for someone just making a few table saw cuts is lightly scoring the bottom with the blade, then cutting all the way through from the top.

 

[Rhodophyta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10437688#post10437688 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rj ripetide
Originally posted by rj ripetide
Try using a plywood blade. The teeth are smaller and closer together ( more teeth per inch) so you would get a better cut.

Rj
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Try using an acrylic blade. the teeth are designed and spaced to cut acylic without melting it. Some good sounding tips in an article in Plastics magazine, Mar/Apr. 2001

http://www.plasticsmag.com/features...ssue=Mar/Apr-01

Hobby Experience: First marine tank in 1970




I worked as a production supervisor and we used acrylic in production on a smaller scale and it was not worth investing in the acrylic / plastic cutting blades. Being they are so specialized to specific material. I guess it would be worth it if you did a lot of cutting on a daily basis, but the plywood blades did work for the amount of use that we did. We would cut material for about 2 hours twice a week. ( Making sure not to over heat the blade.)
Just make sure to have the blade to the proper height and use the proper cut speed. The teeth should should just be cutting through the material by about 1/16.
You might see a little build-up after the cut but this cleans up easy with your hands or we use a small piece of wood. ( some people had soft hands ).
Anyhow this is just my experience with different plastics that we used. When the blades dulled too much for the plastic cuts we would use them for cutting plywood for our shipping crates.
Good Luck.
Rj

Yes I think that is one of the tips you can read into in the Plastics article. One other tip that sounds good for someone just making a few table saw cuts is lightly scoring the bottom with the blade, then cutting all the way through from the top.