Hi ;
We have cut Lexan an Plexiglas for many decades. Terry is right about the
blade. All of our plastic is supplied with stuck on protective paper on both
sides. To drill the holes we drill a pilot hole with usually a 1/8" old
fashion rounded nose bit. Then we finish drilling, with light pressure, with
a larger uni-bit. It is tapered and will not shatter the plastic. After
drilling the paper is removed.
As a side note, a good company to purchase the material from is Binswanger
Glass Co. They have outlets all over the US. Their prices are very
competitive.
73 Bill KC4UZ
----- Original Message -----
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Dunlap" <kk6t@joneslumber.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:02 PM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] Handling plexiglass
> I work for a building materials firm. We cut 1/8" & 1/4" plexiglass
> every day. A carbide circular saw blade and slow feed is all you
> need. I would think that an abrasive blade would heat up and melt
> it's way through.
>
> 73 de Terry KK6T
>
>
> At 06:31 PM 9/16/2002 -0500, Dale L Martin wrote:
>
> >The Internet is an awesome thing. I just did a search on "cutting
> >plexiglass" on yahoo.com and came up with 6,200 hits. Looking at the
first
> >few, they look like they might answer some questions about how to cut
> >plexiglass.
> >
> >73,
> >dale, kg5u
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mike Rhodes
> > > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 1:13 PM
> > > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Handling plexiglass
> > >
> > >
> > > Interesting topic as I will be needing to cut some Plexiglas myself
soon.
> > >
> > > So what is the preferred method of cutting down a large sheet to
> > > manageable
> > > size if you don't have a large bandsaw at your disposal. Maybe an
abrasive
> > > blade of some sort for a power handsaw?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Mike / W8DN
> > >
> > >
> >
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