Chuck...
I would have suggested a band saw, but he is trying to cut a hole out of a
solid piece of plexi. There's no way to get a continuous band saw blade into an
access hole.
Chuck Snyder wrote:
> A band saw works well if you have access to one.
> You get a better cut since the blade is always
> only going one direction, the jig saws go up and
> down and make a bit more ragged cut. Plus with the
> tiny blade on a jig saw you get a lot of heat real
> fast, the band saw runs much cooler. Watch your
> cutting speed with plastics, the heat (fast
> speeds) melts the material and it likes to grab
> the cutting tool, making for interesting times.
> Plexi is not too bad, PVC can get real
> interesting.
>
> You should put down masking tape wide enough that
> the jig saw base never touches the Plexi directly
> else it will be scratch city.
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