Have you tried first scoring it with the point of a sharp utility knife then folding it away from the scored side to snap it? It may not come fully away but you can then just run the blade along the holding bit to separate the pieces. I used to have a hooked knife with a carbide tip for scoring laminate which worked well for that sort of thing.
You might be able to cut it with a jig saw particularly if you have an orbital variable speed one that you can slow fully down. Heat is your enemy with a power tool. Another possibility might be a sheet metal guillotine. That thick, I doubt would cut even with a very heavy duty paper cleaver but some are remarkably capable, they will remove fingers. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Przybylek To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:04 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Nylon Hi all, I'm trying to cut a quarter inch thick sheet of nylon. So far I've tried using a 80 tooth circular saw blade and another that has teeth like a hacksaw blade. In both cases, the cut was terrible and there was a lot of melted nylon along the path of the cut. I also tried to cut the sheet with a utility knife but this wasn't very successful either. Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to cut nylon? Any help greatly appreciated. Take care, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
