Cutting PVC sheet…. Help

[Robert Lambie]

the place that you buy it from will do this for you in no time mate. spot on at that.. they may charge a small fee but when you wiegh it up against your own costs its nothing.,..

if they do it….

you get it spot on, or they have to do it again…
they drop it at your door already cut, no mess.
you dont have to buy any new equipment.
it will take you time, them cutting frees you up to get on with other things…

or you could use/buy a table saw, but its not easy with initial large sheet.
you could cut with jigsaw with perspex blade
you could cut with rip saw with alluminium/perspex blade.
or you could maybe hire one if you dont have and of the above

[Tim Lucas]

Ah Yes Rob,

Thanks,

The sheet suppliers have a table saw but the blade is way to course to cut this thin material, I was wondering if one of these rotary trim cutters would do it?

[Eric North]

I use a wall saw and a Varga saw. both of which I recon you dont have.
I suggest four extra possibilities.
1/ The material might be scored and snapped. use a stanley with a vinyl floor cutting blade (has a bit of a hook). tedious work.
2/ Make router template tape it to the material and rout accurate panels out using a follower. a bit over the top.
3/ Clamp a straight edge on the material and use the router against it to run straight lines thru. or up-end the router and set a guide follower at the right width. maybe the best idea.
4/ Use hand held circular saw with many tungsten teeth and set the sole plate to run between two straight edges. set depth of cut to just over the thickness of the material. this jig can be bought.
in all cases watch your eyes and fingers!
Eric