bhlocke Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I am relatively new to scrollsawing & I seem to be having problems cutting plasitc. If anyone has any ideas, they would certainly be appreciated. you can e-mail me at bhlocke@comcast.net thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lang Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 First I would go to Flying Duchmen Blades site and read his articles on blades. One thing I do know that I do when I am cutting plexi is to take packing tape and cover the entire material before cutting and then I also use double skip-tooth blades to cut it and control my speed of the saw, sometimes I adjust the speed constantly just trying to keep the blade from getting hot and melting the plexi. I also take really slow cuts. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood-n-things Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Slow saw speed and slow feed rate. Or it will just get hot and melt and fuse behind the blade...Take your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector01 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Leave the protective sheet on the plastic. Then cover the plastic with duct tape then apply the pattern. As far as the blades there are a few choices. Check out the blade chart for suggestions. I use a medium speed which is about 600spm on my saw. http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-75732684376772/Scroll-chart.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Welcome to the forum. Lot of info here and we all learn new things everyday. As for you question, I use blue painter's tape over the plexiglass and glue the pattern to the tape. Cut at about 600 spm and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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