How to Easily Cut Plexiglass

I have been using a lot of Plexiglass on my greenhouse build and have had to cut it to fit various areas I have used it on the build. In this short video I show you how to easily and safely cut Plexiglass with no mess and a great, straight edge.

[xrdirthead]

Sweet. Making a pet door in a window and I'll need to cut a piece of plexiglass. This is brilliant! Thank you from Boston!

[billyblackie]

Now that is a great and brilliant idea. I need to use plexiglass in the windows of my shed and want to make a green house and frames for covering newly sewed seeds amongst many other projects. Fair play to you for this remarkable tip

[thegriffinsden]

holding the saw blade while the power is connected makes my spine tingle.

[montiac]

I'm 70 years old and had forgotten about this trick for 50 plus years when I worked for a general contractor right out of High School. Not only did you remind me but it brought back memories of working for one of the best mentors anyone could ever have hoped to work for.

[DunFiddlin]

Thanks for that, good tip, and special thanks for making it a 4 minute video where you explain everything, some would have made that video last 25 minutes! Clear and concise! Will watch again when we start on our greenhouse :)

[thomaskelly]

Outstanding recommendation! Thank you for taking the time to record this

[jamescrain]

So I came to YouTube U. this afternoon for a quick course on cutting & drilling Lexan b/c I'd never done that.

And I found... (a) use a draw knife & snap, (b) use a utility knife & snap, (c) cut on a table saw, (d) "cut" with a hot soldering iron (really!), (e) cut with a skill saw (w/o reversing the blade), and finally (f) this video about cutting with a skill saw with a reversed blade.

Since I'm terrible at scoring (can't cut glass to save my life), wasn't interested in using a soldering iron, and don't have a table saw, that left using my skill saw. I had a steel cutting blade with a high tooth count, put it on backwards, and I got some nice cuts that way. The job was a good'un! 🙂

Thanks to your viewer for the tip and to you for the video.

[carladelagnomes]

Wow! I didn't know you could reverse the blade and cut plexi. Thank you for pointing that out!

[tannaclark]

my dad told me that trick years ago but when cutting metal like sheets of tin
I wouldn’t of thought it would’ve worked for plexiglass but thanks for the tip

[yocz]

Your tutorial is the best with clear information, no music, no-nonsense. I thank you for the tip!

[Mrbobinge]

Only yesterday I bought a plate of 6mm transparent acrylic and sweated on how to cut it (credit card obviously informed YouTube of the purchase, in Denmark!).
Now, I'll get a fuller nights sleep. Huge thanks. No circ-saw in this garage, gonna try Japanese hand pull-saw on this small job (it cuts backwards, crazy but true).

[beaguykouwijzer]

Thanks for this great advise. I could easily cut a Plexiglass sheet without damaging it ..
Guy from Belgium

[GwenMotoGirl]

Thanks! This works well for cutting corrugated metal, but I didn’t think about it working with plexiglass, too.

[ridinrancher]

Thanks for the video. I am building a greenhouse and need to cut various shapes in my plexiglass. Reversing the blade advice saved me time. 🙏👌

[frederickessien]

thanks a million for saving me the time and frustration in cutting this beautiful hard-ass glass.

[carolineowen]

Thank you Steve! such Diamond timing, I'm looking into making a cold frame. My garden is too small for a greenhouse, but the seedlings will need frost protection, in tneir seed trays before planting out, once I get sowing in the early spring.
Yes, I to, have learnt 'how to do' so much, from watching youtube videos .... you name it ...
laying a block path, errecting fences, repairing my shed, building a raised bed, (& dismantling a pallet the easy way to!) fixing my car, apart from the girlie stuff of course like crochet / knitting and making face coverings.

[SteveH-TN]

Thanks for sharing this information. I’ve tried several other methods, never had considered reversing the blade.

[timbob]

Great vid. You also sold me on the quiet Dewalt cir saw. Gotta get me one of those.

[brandonbaker]

Thank you! I was debating on using masking tape and setting the depth on the blade and maybe starting in the middle to try and avoid chipping but it's awesome to see this work out, ( this way is simpler) we do the same thing with Hardie board cement siding if you don't have a Hardie board blade handy.

[ShortBeakBudapest]

I am going to try your method. Fortunately, I don’t have to cut as much plexiglass as you need. Many years ago a carpenter told me about your method. Very simple in easy. Years before that I know some people cut the plexiglass sandwiched between two pieces of wood to avoid vibrations and chips. Today with the price of lumber it would make much sense to do that. Thanks for sharing your method.