Mr. 973808 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Posted February 28, 2007 How do you cut plexiglass properly? And what saw is used to cut it? THE GRADUATE 10:18:2007
spcdwayne Posted February 28, 2007 Report Posted February 28, 2007 if your using a table saw it has to be a 82 teeth blade or higher. if you use the regular blade it will crack the plexiglass and it will give it a ruff finishing.
Guest MegaloManiac Posted February 28, 2007 Report Posted February 28, 2007 yeah high rigid/teethe blade to cut it and cut it slowly dont force it.
Dozier Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) I'm the poor idiot who has no money and a universal tool. Ha ha ha...Dremel. When I made my plexi box to house my amps. I used a dremel tool and a steady hand and cut with the cutting tool, then I went behind that and used the sander and sanded the rough edge down to a nice smooth surface. First time working with the stuff. It was before I found this very informative site. Wish I had found the site sooner. Edited March 1, 2007 by Cpl Dozier www.AlabamaDrift.com04 Silverado in the works
BassJunkie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 I'm the poor idiot who has no money and a universal tool. Ha ha ha...Dremel.When I made my plexi box to house my amps. I used a dremel tool and a steady hand and cut with the cutting tool, then I went behind that and used the sander and sanded the rough edge down to a nice smooth surface. First time working with the stuff. It was before I found this very informative site. Wish I had found the site sooner. That looks sick dozier, nice job, if you hadn't showed me I wouldnt have believed it looked any good with a Dremel.. This is one more example why dremel's rock lol 1986 C20 Suburban 9 American Bass XFL 15's B2 M1MKII 14v XS Power Batteries Maxwell Caps Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not you havent lived until you've hit a screw with a router.
Braden062005 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 But if your broke lol... they do have a plexi knife its like 9 bucks or something, just keep using it along a straight edge. that'll work too. 2 RF P215's Rockford 1 farad digital cap RF X6.c Amp Alpine head unit JBL GTO component door speakers and two way rear deck speakers
demonstr8 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 put the blade on backward so the teeth are spinning in the opposite direction, it worked for me, but it wasnt for any show purposes and i think i learned that in shop class or picked it up somewhere..... I only tell people 1/3 of what im REALLY doin', just so they can HATE ONLY on that third... 2007 Tahoe factory system for now Car Domain Page Lay It Low Forum
Braden062005 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 put the blade on backward so the teeth are spinning in the opposite direction, it worked for me, but it wasnt for any show purposes and i think i learned that in shop class or picked it up somewhere..... the reason you do that is to prevent burning the plexi otherwise it can melt very quickly. 2 RF P215's Rockford 1 farad digital cap RF X6.c Amp Alpine head unit JBL GTO component door speakers and two way rear deck speakers
audioaddiction863 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 Bosh makes a t shank jugsaw blade just for plexi. Its all about the Install !!!! http://www.youtube.com/user/audioaddiction863 Bass Race Florida State Champ runner up 139.9 2008 Bass Boxing Florida State Champ runner up Middleweight 2008
Dozier Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 the reason you do that is to prevent burning the plexi otherwise it can melt very quickly. I can vouch for that. My plexi started to melt a couple times so I had to keep adjusting the speed on the dremel till I got it right. Thanks for the compliment. It took me about 12 hours to make that box. Took card board and laid it under the plexi with a hand drawn logo from me on it, then traced it on the glass with pencil, and dremel away. www.AlabamaDrift.com04 Silverado in the works
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