DIY Stew
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A friend has asked me to cut some 2mm perspex (Liteglaze) will it be ok to use a jigsaw with a blade designed to cut thin metal, and would it be best to have the pendulum action on?
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Stew
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Stew
DIY Stew":5sgj45zd said:A friend has asked me to cut some 2mm perspex (Liteglaze) will it be ok to use a jigsaw with a blade designed to cut thin metal, and would it be best to have the pendulum action on?
Thanks
Stew
Chrispy":5sgj45zd said:you can also cut perspex like you cut glass score first with a knife or scribe etc. then bend away from the scratch (scary) :wink:
doorframe":27viwcb5 said:[quoteChrispy":27viwcb5 said:you can also cut perspex like you cut glass score first with a knife or scribe etc. then bend away from the scratch (scary) :wink:
Also done it this way, but it shatterred. Could have been nasty if I wasn't wearing a full face mask. Maybe I didn't score deep enough. That's when I changed to the jigsaw.
Tried on my scroll saw but my blades were too course and I snapped 2 and gave up. HTH Roy
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joiner_sim":685pehoj said:Why has nobody suggested a table saw? It's not perspex I usually cut, but I do cut 16mm fluted polycarbonate sheets this way myself. No problems with a sharp blade. Eye protection is a must though.
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