Questions about Clear Acrylic Sheet with Green Edge

Will these sheets come with a masking?

Asked by Inventables on Apr 18, 2011

The acrylic sheets come with the following masking:

• Opaque, translucent, transparent, and fluorescent acrylic sheets come with paper masking.
• Mirrored acrylic sheets come with poly masking on the mirrored side, no masking on back side.
• The one-sided matte acrylic sheets and the Ice Blue Acrylic Sheet have paper masking on one side and poly masking on the other side.
• Clear acrylic sheets can have either paper or poly masking depending on what brand we currently have in stock from our supplier.

Answered by Inventables on Apr 18, 2012

Can this be machined with the x-carve?

Answered by Kiko Lobo on May 1, 2015

HI Kiko,

Yes you can use this and any acrylic with X-Carve!

best,
Sam

Answered by Sam Alaimo on May 1, 2015

What is the difference between acrylic, Plexiglas, Lucite, Perspex, and Lexan or clear plastic?

Asked by Inventables on Oct 31, 2011

Acrylic (polyacrylate) is marketed under many trade names including Plexiglas, Lucite, Perspex, Policril, Gavrieli, Vitroflex, Limacryl, R-Cast, Per-Clax, Plazcryl, Acrylex, Acrylite, Acrylplast, Altuglas, Polycast, Oroglass, Optix.

These differ from Lexan which is polycarbonate, and is sometimes used as bullet-proof glass. Although it is more shatter-resistant, it is more expensive than acrylic, yellows with prolonged exposure to sunlight, and is much more easily scratched. Therefore acrylic is more ideal for most interior and exterior design purposes.

Answered by Vendor on Oct 31, 2011

Can it be laser cut?

Can it be laser cut?
Also, can I pick it up after i order it here?

Asked by Jun Cho on Nov 28, 2016

Hi Jun, yes it can be laser cut. You can do a local pick-up. Please email help@inventables.com immediately following your purchase to set this up.

Answered by Philip Lomac Inventables on Nov 28, 2016

Can you tell me whether this is cast or extruded? I understand there is a density difference which effects the clarity of cut on a laser

Answered by Richard Kuo on Jan 11, 2018

Hi Richard, this is cast acrylic. Thanks for your question!

Answered by John Hayes on Jan 11, 2018

can i cut this with the 1000mm xcrave with correct bit

Asked by Jonathan A Tanner on May 10, 2017

Hello Jonathan,

Yes, you can definitely cut this material (or any other acrylic) with the X-Carve!

Answered by Jeffrey Ma on May 10, 2017

Hi, I am looking to use this as a wall moutable picture holder between two sheets? Is it difficult to drill holes for standoff holders?

Asked by Raam on Jun 19, 2017

Hello, It’s not too difficult to drill holes for standoffs, however you’ll want to make sure that you hold your material down securely, use even and constant pressure on the drill and perhaps drill a smaller pilot first if it’s larger than 1/4" or so since acrylic will crack if you give it even the slightest reason to. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Best, -Griffin.

Answered by Griffin Dennis on Jun 19, 2017

Can I cut this with a scross saw?

Asked by Marie Newport on Aug 11, 2017

Can I cut this with a scroll saw?

That would be scroll saw…sorry.

Marie

Asked by Marie Newport on Aug 12, 2017

Hi Marie, thanks for contacting us. You can certainly use a scroll saw for acrylic, but you should take care when cutting very thin <1/8" sheet since the material has a tendency to pull up on the up-stroke of a scroll saw. You can find more information on this here: http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/plastics_library/How-to-Cut-Plexiglass

Answered by Griffin Dennis on Aug 14, 2017

Thickness?

How thick is the acrylic? I don’t see it in the product description.

Asked by C Sloan Thrasher on Oct 1, 2018

1/8" (see 4th column in the description)

Answered by David Benderly on Oct 10, 2019

Hello-
The thickness of the material is under the colum “thickness”.

Answered by Natalie Borrego on Oct 10, 2019

BEST BIT TO CARVE .25 ACRYLIC

Asked by John Choate on Nov 24, 2022

Hi John, thanks for your message. The bit you use depends on the design itself. If you’re engraving vs cutting, you may want to use a v-bit rather than an endmill. However, if you want to use an endmill we would recommend an upcut bit. You’ll want to make quick but shallow passes. Please see our guides here: Choosing Your Milling Bit and Color-Coded Bit Chart: Choosing the Right Bit

Answered by Giovanna Diaz Fabiani Inventables on Nov 25, 2022