cutting acrylic

CUTTING CHEMCAST® GP ACRYLIC SHEET

Chemcast® GP brand acrylic plastic sheet may be cut by sawing with power saws or by scribing and breaking. Scribing is limited to straight cuts in thin sheets of Chemcast® GP, 1/4" or less, but is more economical for cutting small quantities of sheet material. Sawing may be used for straight and curved cuts on any thickness of material.

Chemcast® GP G sheets are supplied in unshrunk condition. If blanks will be heated to forming temperatures, allowance must be made for approximately 2% shrinkage after heating and cooling unrestrained to room temperature. If the Chemcast® GP will not be heated, the shrinkage allowance is unnecessary.

Chemcast® GP acrylic plastic is a combustible thermoplastic material. Observe fire precautions appropriate for comparable forms of wood and paper products.

SAWING CHEMCAST® GP

The kind of cutting to be done on Chemcast® GP should determine the type of sawing equipment that will be used. Circular saws are used for straight cuts; scroll and sabre saws for cutting small radii curves in thin Chemcast® GP; band saws for cutting larger radii curves or for making straight cuts in thick Chemcast® GP. Routers and woodworking shapers are used for trimming the edges of flat and formed parts.