What to use to cut lucite?

[Hatecc]

I bought some lucite from a home improvement store, and I needed to cut it.

I tried a hacksaw, that didn't seem to be doing much to it at all...

 

[stool]

For straight cuts, I use an acryllic cutter, only costs a couple of bucks. For design or circle, I use a dremel. You can also use a jigsaw(variable speed) with a plastic cutting blade.

 

[CrashOveride]

For straight cuts, I use an acryllic cutter, only costs a couple of bucks. For design or circle, I use a dremel. You can also use a jigsaw(variable speed) with a plastic cutting blade.

lol Same here and it works fine, if i needed a circle to look really nice though i would sand it (with normal papaer) or buff it with the dremel...

 

[TyRex]

yeah, the lucite cutting knife gives nice straight cuts, it can get tiring scouring it, but it produces the best straight cuts. I also use a dremel with the dremel router table to make more intricate cuts

 

[Bender]

What exactly are you building?

CDs are great for tracing 120 MM fan holes. I use a rotory tool to cut shapes out.

 

[Hatecc]

i've got a holw saw for the blowhole.

but i need to make straight cuts to get it to fit in my case window.

this lucite knife, is it a blade that fits in a hacksaw or something?

 

[TyRex]

nope, just a sharp rigid knife, you scour the line you want cut mulitple times, then just break along the scour line

 

[stool]

You can usually find them near the acryllics or windows in most home repair centers.