Ok to route acrylic?

[codenamed]

I'm in the process of a conversion and need a new cp cover. I went to home depot and a sheet of lexan is 60 dollars where as acrylic is 20 I'm on a budget so I was wondering if acrylic is easily routable or if its just gonna snap if I try?

[orchidius]

I think all of those plastics are easily routable... Anyways, if acrylic is the same as plexiglass, routing is basically the only way to go :p.

[codenamed]

Good to know I love routing with my flush trim bit ;-p

[r32]

Yes, you can definitely cut acrylic with a router.

Be careful of heat buildup though and look for router bits made specifically for cutting plastics.

Here is some more information:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/woodworking/51513-cutting_acrylic_wood_router.html

You can talk to these guys too. They actually sell sheets and will do perfect laser cuts for cheap. It's where I get my material from and they are great to work with.

http://www.tapplastics.com

[dawolv]

I'm in the process of a conversion and need a new cp cover. I went to home depot and a sheet of lexan is 60 dollars where as acrylic is 20 I'm on a budget so I was wondering if acrylic is easily routable or if its just gonna snap if I try?

I just routed my Plexi so it is definately routable and it makes "Snow" hehe