How To Score Acrylic Sheet

For acrylic sheets thinner than inch use a scoring which will produce a deep scratch rather than the chipping effect you d get from a hardened wheel.

How to score acrylic sheet.

Lay the sheet on a flat surface and using a yardstick and a permanent marker or a grease marker measure and draw the. Begin by deciding where you want to cut the acrylic. Score again and again as many as 10 or 12 times. Score the plexiglass until you ve formed a groove in the sheet.

With a straightedge as a guide pull the blade toward you leaving a score mark. Apply pressure to the tool and let your guide direct the cut until it is 1 8th of an inch into the sheet. This can take many passes to complete so be patient and precise. Next hold the yardstick to the marked line and run the dull side of a utility knife along the yardstick to score the.

Measure it out and use a ruler to make a. 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. To make it easier to work with find a flat surface big enough to accommodate your. Set the acrylic on a flat surface.

Flip the sheet over and score the other side. Cut along the same line that you cut on the other side to further score the sheet.