Full Version: Need Acrylic Help
From: (Brian) (MOSTLY_HERE) [#11]
20 Feb 2007
To: Vicky (ANDERI) [#7] 20 Feb 2007
Hi Vicky,
I cut and raster acrylic all the time. I do not usually color as you are doing. The only time I had trouble with some product was when I got some PEGT instead of acrylic. It's a product like polycarbonate. I was told you can cut it, but I had poor results. It was very brittle and turned a bit in color after vector cutting. How thick are you trying to cut? I cut both cast and extruded and have not had any troubles like the ones you are describing.
From: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#12]
20 Feb 2007
To: ALL
From: Vicky (ANDERI) [#13]
20 Feb 2007
To: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#12] 20 Feb 2007
The results are in. I left the backing on the acrylic, it didn't affect my cutting power at all, and there are no swirl marks. Yippee! :D
I'm cutting 0.090". My air assist is almost always on, but it might not be bang-on in positioning. At any rate, leaving the backing on works for plenty of reasons (swirl marks, scratches while bevelling, scratches during shipping, etc...), so I think my best bet is just to leave it there until the customer wants to install the thing.
Thanks a bunch, folks! :-)
EDITED: 20 Feb 2007 by ANDERI