For thicker acrylic you will need to use a metal bar clamped very securely and you may only be able to work with narrow strips of material as your heat source may not be able to heat wider areas of thick material.
Edging acrylic sheet.
Measure it out and use a ruler to make a straight line.
Begin by deciding where you want to cut the acrylic.
Bevel comparison from top to bottom.
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But before we get to that we should point out now that once the edge of an acrylic sheet has been polished it cannot be glued.
Then change to finer and finer paper until you get a satin finish with 600 grit paper 180 360 and 600 grit will work fine.
You can mark the line with a permanent marker or grease pencil or you can just use the ruler as a guide for your.
However you can t use the floor as you need an edge to break the acrylic over later 2 x research sourcestep 2 mark your line.
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Step 1 set the acrylic on a flat surface.
Plastic fabricating tools are available through the professional plastics website.
It withstands temperatures up to 400 f which is generally twice as high as our standard rubber trim.
We also sell and service a full line of shannon plastic bending machines.
Made of rubber it resists abrasion better than plastic trim.
To make it easier to work with find a flat surface big enough to accommodate your plastic sheet.
Use it to protect the edges of panels boards and signs from impact.
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When you get to 360 grit paper start wet sanding.
This type of acrylic sheet has a 45 degree angle cut on one surface only giving it an aesthetically pleasing angular effect.
Edge scraper edge scaper tool for beveling or chamfering edges of acrylic plexiglass.
A metal core adds strength and stability making this trim more durable than other high temperature rubber trim.
Polishing acrylic edges is not difficult but as stated above the process can be time consuming and if you use the wrong tools you can severely damage the material.
Edge finisher company manufactures machines that produce clear polished edges on acrylic plastic sheets.
The angular nature of this bevel makes it easier to join together with a similarly angled piece.
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Plexiglass or acrylic sheet this system works well for small pieces of plexiglass in thicknesses of up to 1 8 inch.