Cutting 1/4 Thick Plexiglass/Lexan

KIWIDOGGIE · Post by **KIWIDOGGIE** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:36 pm

Sup
I am making a stelth sega gen portable in a scanner. and i have took out the glass and im cutting lexan/plexiglass it is 1/4'' thick and it is a pain in the ass to cut cause the dremel takes to long and a hacksaw works but it also takes long and my arm starts to hurt. i do not have a bansaw(i need one:p) or a x-acto knife

Bibin · Post by **Bibin** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:45 pm

What exactly are you asking?

Scanner...? Surely you can find a better case than that! Try an old gameboy case plastic thing.

b_ski30 · Post by **b_ski30** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:17 pm

Simply score the lexan with a scoring tool or x-acto knife. Score it a few times and break it by hand. It works great and leaves a perfectly staight edge.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:21 pm

Warm it up w/ a hair dryer before you cut.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:00 pm

b_ski30 wrote:Simply score the lexan with a scoring tool or x-acto knife. Score it a few times and break it by hand. It works great and leaves a perfectly staight edge.

No, don't do that. It takes FOREVER, just to do one cut. And you have to score HARD, making error to your cuts or yourself easy

KIWIDOGGIE · Post by **KIWIDOGGIE** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:00 am

i know bout that

also will glass cuttin tool work here or will it fail.

also ive ditched the origional design of all lexan cause that will be a pain in the ass. so i will try a scanner

scottz29 · Post by **scottz29** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:50 am