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Re: Cutting Lexan
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Originally Posted by Veselin Kolev
Remember, Lexan is another name for polycarbonate. Acrylic is... another name for acrylic. Polycarb cuts well with a table saw, acrylic does not. Acrylic melts, shatters, etc. Cut it with a bandsaw if you have one.
Acrylic is another name for Plexiglas.*shivers* But I was thinking to get good cuts that are all uniform. But I recently found out that www.pololu.com does laser cutting EXTREMELY cheap so I am going to look into that.