Are acrylic plastic sheets flexible and cuttable?
I worked with 1/8 Plexiglas, and I cut it with my scroll saw. I needed to use ultra-fine saw teeth to do the job. Two problems happened. First, when the saw blade was set at too high a speed, it melted the Plexiglas. This also happened if I did not move the Plexiglas fast enough. I had to have the top vibration clamp fairly close to the Plexiglas to stop it from jumping up. Before I realized this was necessary, I split 2 pieces. My project was see through drawer fronts for merchandise display. I had to predrill the holes for the screws to mount the fronts into the wood sides. I used masking tape on the area that was to be drilled to protect the Plexiglas surface. I still had breakage. Next time I do a project of this type, I will use thicker acrylic.
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Yes and no. Acrylic is cuttable, depending on how easy is based on thickness. If you get up into 3/4 and up, can be a bit more tough but it is cuttable for sure. You can use table saws, jigsaws, router, etc.. just about anything. Now flexible not a whole bunch. It will bend but can snap pretty easy if you try to flex at a good angle. If you need something very flexible try Lexan (polycarbonate), you can flex it like crazy and its stronger then acrylic and can come in all sort of colors and transparent, plus can cut with jigsaw, table saw, etc.. Little more spendy though. Good luck and have fun!
That would depend on their thickness, wouldn't it?
