Acrylic- best cutting tool

[Mcthommo]

Client has asked me to replace her flexi tubing for acrylic not petg and not used it before. Whats best way and tools to use for this? I have Barrow cutter that I use for petg but not sure it will work

 

[fornowagain]

Copper tube cutter, the rotating ones will cut it if you take it easy. Or wrap some masking tape around and use a fine tooth saw.

 

[Mcthommo]

Cheers

 

[Smffy]

Cheers

Don’t get a totally cheap mini one you will regret it in time - spend a bit more on a decent plumbing one like a bahco

 

[famas]

I found a hack saw to be the best thing to cut it.
A copper pipe cutter will work but you have to be careful not to crack the tube with too much pressure.

Hack saw and deburring tool is your best bet/

Don't even try with you petg cutters it will just shatter the acrylic.

 

[Smffy]

I found a hack saw to be the best thing to cut it.
A copper pipe cutter will work but you have to be careful not to crack the tube with too much pressure.

Hack saw and deburring tool is your best bet/

Don't even try with you petg cutters it will just shatter the acrylic.

He’s mentioned using PETG which you are not gonna shatter, I’ve tried with a hammer and it’s tough stuff

 

[famas]

Client has asked me to replace her flexi tubing for acrylic not petg

 

[LePhuronn]

I just use a hacksaw, tiny mitre block and tube deburrer.

Wrap the area you want to cut with a bit of masking tape, mark where you want to cut, hacksaw a tiny bit away from your mark in the mitre block so you have a nice straight cut, use the debur tool to clean up the inside and outside edges to get the chamfer (which is why you cut a tiny bit away from your mark) and then a fine grit sandpaper just to take any roughness off the chamfer.