Routing Acrylic Sheet

Many commercially available types of routers are acceptable.

Routing acrylic sheet. For best results you should be using an hsk tool holder or better for routing this job. A piece of acrylic sheet. Some useful tips for cutting plastic acrylic using a router or cnc machine are discussed in this video. Routing line art on acrylic sheet step 1.

Here i have used 2 mm thick acrylic sheet of size 13 inches by 10. First start by clamping the acrylic sheet down with table clamps to prevent slipping. Freeze material for an hour before cutti. The router is guided around a precut template pattern that is fastened to the acrylic sheet.

Templates can be made from plywood fiberboard or rigid plastic. Transfer image to. As the accuracy of cnc routers continues to improve additional gains are being made into the machine building medical devices and valve industries. Extruded acrylic tends to fall on the soft side of the equation while cast acrylic is hard.

An rpm setting of 32 000 or. Using a tape measure or a ruler if the piece is small measure the distance of your first cut. This tool holder provides far less chatter which means smoother results. You will never get the best results using wood bits to cut acrylic as cutting and chip removal is key.

Routing acrylic plastic can be classified as soft or hard for routing purposes. Routing premium acrylic sheet this brief gives advice for. Achieving premium finishes when routing acrylic. Clamps may also be used to hold the template to the material and moved when necessary.

I have selected an arrow head shaped bit for this project. We recommend using a bit that is specifically designed for cutting acrylic. Be sure to follow the manufacturers safety recommendations for equipment and materials used with. The template is typically held to the sheet using vacuum or two sided adhesive tape.

This will ensure that the acrylic is fastened as solid as possible which will minimize any movement flex or vibration. These include hand held routers table routers. Acrylic has the attribute of being either soft or hard depending on the manufacturing process. Any movement whether when measuring marking or cutting can create a situation where the end cut is not what was desired.