How to cut 1 8 Lexan
How to Cut Lexan Polycarbonate Sheet
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I recently needed to cut a small piece
of point zero nine three-inch that's
three thirty-seconds of an inch thick
piece of lexan for a DIY cat door
don't confuse lexan that's the brand
name for polycarbonate with acrylic
Plexiglas lexan is over 200 times
stronger than glass and acrylic
Plexiglas is only four to eight times
stronger than glass this is a piece of
polycarbonate roofing material
it's about 1/32 of an inch thick it's
easy to cut through this thickness with
a pair of aviation shears for a longer
cut the material starts to get in the
way it becomes more difficult it's more
difficult to cut through the 332nd inch
thickness
for comparison purposes here's the 132nd
thick inch piece and the 332nd inch
piece of lexan I'll use a dremel tool
I'll give a metal cutting wheel a try
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let's say on scratches easily if it has
a protective plastic sheet on the
surface do not remove the sheet until
all work is completed
that didn't do too badly the bottom edge
is a little rough I suppose you could
prevent that by clamping another piece
of material on the underside and then
cut it the best way I found to cut it
without using a saw is to use a new
utility knife blade clamp a straight
edge on top of the piece that you're
cutting onto a solid surface then cut
with utility knife and you'll have to do
this multiple times maybe until it's
about halfway cut through the thickness
the blades don't quickly have some
extras on hand I clamp it down with a
straight edge along the scored line
it'll get a pretty clean cut that way if
you don't clamp the piece down and a
straight edge to it it's likely that you
won't score in the same track you'll get
an even break I hope you found this
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