plan to cut my acrylic soon but dono wat tool to use,any idea?prefer hand cut coz i heard tat using rotary tool will result the acrylic melt

try using a plastic cutter? or a small saw?

plastic cutter can cut blowhole?

brother... where did u buy acrylic ah?
hows the price?


*edit* typo

This post has been edited by shinobikit: Dec 8 2006, 09:42 PM

u can use a saw for that.
i dunno what u call them, but u can

ya.. me oso plan tu cut some blowholes for my existing arcrylic.. wanna send to uncle ianho.. he`s too busy meh.. hehe.. i do want to experience the mod myself.. but not sure what tools can use to cut it..

can use rotary tool....just lower the rpm so it doesn't melt the acrylic lo...
can also use the coping saw (like what allngap uses if i am not mistaken)

i guess u can go around finding for a hole saw?
can cut blow holes.

u can use 2 tools, 1st hole saw.
but this is limited to only one cutting, a round shape with fixed size.

2nd, scroll saw, to use it, 1st, drill a small hole, then put the saw in the hole and start sawing.
it hv 2 types, the classical by hand, and a desktop version from proxxon.

if u want to make hole u can us small saw... it length around 6" only.. just make small hole then use the saw

can what... but i call it acrylic cutter. very damn expensive.... better use coping saw....


custom frame shop

does it cost u much for the 2 tools?

I used this...



Scrap straight line a couple of times guided by metal ruler and snap...nice and straight.

got bigger pic for the blade?
edited:wat is the max thickness this blade can cut?

This post has been edited by coolice: Dec 15 2006, 04:34 PM

Found this pic on the web... but it's the same thing as what I used.

Only for cutting straight lines though.... for acrylic up to 10mm thick... ya gotta scrap through about 2/3 of the thickness and just snap the acrylic in 2.


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tqtq
any idea about cutting blowhole?

this is the roundup

1. Dremel (aka rotary tool)
2.Hole Saw. (not too sure where to find this. the biggest size ive found so far is 60mm)
3.a saw (the one with the flexible blade. i dunno the name, but i have one at home )
4.some dude used a grinder. but im not too sure thats too suitable with acrylic

anyhoo, thats it i guess

blow hole just cost around 100, plus with a nice drill, about 150~

but the 2nd tools, scroll saw will cost few K.
so, my advice is but the classic scroll saw, release ur man power.

Dats the Plastic Cutter. Well-known brands u can find in market r SELLERY & Tajima. Guess dis question hav bn ans manył times though

I'd also like 2 clarify it's for straight lines only as u need 2 snap afterwards.

The other thing is DREMEL is just a brand of rotary tool; there r many others. So it's better 2 mention rotary tool rather than DREMEL

This post has been edited by bombman: Dec 16 2006, 02:41 AM

i use this woo, angle grinder... use this to cut a hole!


then gosok with this one to make it more round...


i try already no problem, good so

see this!

u r cutting metal ,but great blowhole there,very round
neway..how much u get the angle grinder

he used to cut acrylic too dude

i cut acrylic too... i dont know the price leh, cos that is old de, last time my dad bought!

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