Cutting Acrylic With Dremel

Clamp down the straight edge on the cut line.

Cutting acrylic with dremel. How to cut acrylic by hand. All you need is a thin acrylic sheet a straight edge that is longer than your cut clamps and a scoring knife. Cutting acrylic by hand is the easiest way to go for a beginner who isn t familiar with power tools. If you need to cut something tough like metal or if you just need to work with it then you are going to need to invest in a dremel metal cutting wheel tool bit.

Dremel bits for metal work. Acrylic sheet can be cut with many different tools but using a dremel with the appropriate attachments can make the process fairly simple. Turn your dremel rotary tool into a simple to use rotary saw. To cut acrylic sheets start by marking the line you want to cut using a ruler and a permanent marker.

To be more specific look for an abrasive cutting wheel that is made out of a material like fiberglass or even better aluminum oxide. This is an aurora case modding project video about making case backplate with dremel 4000 thank for watching. Today i will show you how to cut plexiglass acrylic with an oscillating tool aka multi tool very fast and easy. Then score the line using a plastic scoring blade using the ruler as a guide so your line is straight.

With a steady hand you can cut plexigla. In this video we demonstrate the four most common ways to cut acrylic sheet also known as perspex acrylit. Once you ve scored the initial line go over it a few times with the blade until a groove forms. This cutter will help cut circles in anything from acrylic.

Our 561 high speed multi purpose cutter gives you the power to easily cut wood plastic fiberglass drywall laminate and aluminum and vinyl siding. Because of the flexible nature of acrylic sheeting light hand tools like the dremel can be a better option than heavier power tools. Dremel circle cutter for under 10. Why buy a dremel circle cutter when you can build one for less than 10.