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| Bones:
All my Lexan was cut with ZERO problems and with no real care taken. It didn't matter if I was routering, drilling, jigsawing or going at it flat out with a spade bit. I have come to the conclusion that problems only arise when a polycarbonate substitute is used. Debatable comment I anticipate, but this was very much my experience and I am sticking by it. |
| rdagger:
I bought a plastic cutter and it is waste of money. Now I just use a sharp box cutter. Give the Lexan a dozen scores with the box cutter. Press hard so it digs deep. Then sandwich the short side of the Lexan between two 2x4's and clamp them down solid. Then an even pressure on the long side should give you a clean break. If you're worried, give yourself an extra 1/2" buffer which you can flush trim with the router. The longer the cut the more chance of breakage. Also, if the side you are applying pressure to is too short, this can also cause breakage. |
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