Cutting Abs Plastic

Prepare the work surface and lay the plastic on it.

Cutting abs plastic. Cutting thick sheets of plastic to make straight cuts on thicker sheets of acrylic and polycarbonate plastic greater than inch thick you ll need to use a table saw or circular saw. Laser marking of white abs is possible with a fiber laser. The tools and techniques used to cut and prepare these pipes are similar while the types of glue used for cementing can vary. You ll want to display the textured side since it is more resistant to scratches.

Mark guidelines on the plastic for each cut on the smooth side. Cut through plastic with a jigsaw. Special additives in the abs plastic react to the 1 06 micron wavelength of the fiber laser to create a black surface mark. A nasty plastic to cut is pvc as it will always make strings and the material is corrosive when hot.

Secure it with a clamp to prevent the material from moving. This guide outlines how to cut pvc pipe by choosing the best safest methods based on the different pipe sizes. Laser cutting and engraving can be done using a co 2 laser. This method works best if the sheets you are working on is approximately inch thick.

When cutting with a jigsaw hold the object you re sawing firmly or use a c clamp to hold it on a table. Mark the shapes that you are cutting out. A plastic cutter or a similar utility knife can be used to cut thin sheets of abs plastic. Squeeze the trigger so the blade is moving before you touch it to the plastic.

A sheet of abs plastic will have a smooth side and a textured side. Hold the saw s handle steady and use firm pressure to press the blade through your plastic. If you are doing cnc cutting of plastic use coolant many soluble oils will not attach abs immediately so just take the finished ones out and drop in a large bucket of cool water and dishwashing soap to get the oil off. You can cut through previously installed abs pipe with a handsaw.

Abs acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a hard black plastic pipe that is installed in homes for both sewer and vent lines.