Rich Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 im making a plexiglass PG so i i need to know Whats the easiest way to cut plexiglass...Should i use a lil hand saw or the jig saw or what?? Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 get a cutting bit for your dremel.i've seen em do it on t.v. on an infomercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 Is it 1-3/4 thick?!?! All I know is that plexi gets hot and can melt and fuse back together after the cut. WD-40 works very well to help keeping the plexi from doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 i believe pg stands for pickgaurd not paul gilbert.(i made the same mistake when i first read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 OOOOOOO :o Same thing applies....plexi melts. If you use any type of hand saw, you should be fine. I use the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 yeah when you buy a dremel it usually comes with a few attachments and one of them looks like a 1/8" drill bit but is actually a rotary cutting attachment(like a rotozip).supposedly this will cut it fast enough to not melt it but i have never done it so there you go.a plexiglass guitar might be kind of cool though if you could find it that thick.maybe a hollowed out wood core with plexi front and back?what does b.c.rich use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 I've had wonderful result's with Lucite Tuff brand acrylic sheets using both a 25,000 rpm router and for really small detailed work a table top jig saw set at 400 (lowest setting). I guess it really depends on the plastic itself, since I have run into the kind that melt's easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Well i was bored earlier and decided to try the jigsaw...well it kidna worked lol...cut some of it then got hot and melted it so i let it cool down in between small cuts not a prob...so then i cut some more it cracks the plexiglass not in a spot it matters so its cool...I go slow and cut some more...then it totally cracks and takes a chunk out of the area i need so i gave up for the nite lol Brian where do you get that lucite stuff?? Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Check your e-mail bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 I cut plexi quite often (and lexan as well) on my band saw. If you Draw your shape on really well, and have a tilting bandsaw table, you can even cut your guard with the bevelled edge. I haven't had problems with melting on the bandsaw with a high tooth blade (10 to 18 teeth per inch) then just a quick sanding and you're set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 Hello from Germany, The best way I've found to cut such plastic is to rough saw by hand about 1/32" outside the line, then use a router (or dremel). the router bits work much better when they have very little to cut and especially when just one side of the bit is against material and the other side of the bit is just hitting air. If you want the enges of the PG tapered, you better research what kind of bit you really should get for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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