Table Saw Blade for Acrylic Cutting

[Roo&Lis]

I was wondering what an adequate tooth count for cutting acrylic is. I know that it needs to be carbide. Will 80+ teeth be too much heat build up? Will 60 work? Thanks acrylic gurus.

[Europhyllia]

not an acrylic guru but I bought a blade specifically for plastic at Lowes and it was less than 20 bucks. It's 180T.

[Sherita]

Same thing I use.


not an acrylic guru but I bought a blade specifically for plastic at Lowes and it was less than 20 bucks. It's 180T.

[grouch]

Home Depot has a 10" 60T Frued table saw blade for plastic $50.

[rrasco]

I think you want to make sure you get one that the teeth don't stick out past the width of the blade. For example, I believe carbide tipped blades have a wider tip and would not be ideal for acrylic.

[grouch]

It's called the set of the tooth. A wood cutting blade will have the first tooth straight the second tooth angled to the left, the third tooth angled to the right. This give a cleaner cut. The plastic blade to my understanding has no set or pitch to the teeth on the blade 'cause this will cause shattering in acrylic and plastic.


I think you want to make sure you get one that the teeth don't stick out past the width of the blade. For example, I believe carbide tipped blades have a wider tip and would not be ideal for acrylic.

[alton]

Home Depot has a 10" 60T Frued table saw blade for plastic $50.

x2 I use the 96 tooth for my 12 miter saw. What is nice is the blade is so thin that there is less drag on your saw. This one is $64

[Roo&Lis]

Thanks for clearing that up. I guess thats why it's called a triple chip blade. I bought an 80 tooth carbide blade from harbor frieght. it was $27. I'll keep yall posted on the results.

[ritmar]

http://www.thescmas.com/forums/content.php?176-How-I-build-a-sump

Check this out

[Roo&Lis]

Holy crap! Thats what I'm talking bout! Thanks.

[ritmar]

This is my tank.

http://www.thescmas.com/forums/showthread.php?8919-Ritmars-270g-build

[alton]

Looks like another vote for Freud. Nice tank thanks for posting

[ritmar]

thanks