Vical acrylic brand acrylic plastic sheet may be cut by sawing with power saws or by scribing and breaking. Scribing is limited to straight cuts in thin sheets of Vical acrylic, 1/4" or less, but is more economical for cutting small quantities of sheet material. Sawing may be used for straight and curved cuts on any thickness of material.

Vical acrylic  sheets are supplied in unshrunk condition. If blanks will be heated to forming temperatures, allowance must be made for approximately 2% shrinkage after heating and cooling unrestrained to room temperature. If the Vical acrylic will not be heated, the shrinkage allowance is unnecessary.

Vical acrylic acrylic plastic is a combustible thermoplastic material. Observe fire precautions appropriate for comparable forms of wood and paper products.

SAWING Vical acrylic

The kind of cutting to be done on Vical acrylic should determine the type of sawing equipment that will be used. Circular saws are used for straight cuts; scroll and sabre saws for cutting small radii curves in thin Vical acrylic; band saws for cutting larger radii curves or for making straight cuts in thick Vical acrylic. Routers and woodworking shapers are used for trimming the edges of flat and formed parts.

1. CIRCULAR SAWS
2. BAND SAWS
3. SCROLL SAWS & VENEER SAWS
4. HOLE SAWS & ROUTERS
5. SCRIBING, BREAKING & SCRAPING

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