Does anyone here work with acrylic (Plexiglas, Lucite...)? I'm trying to find a better way of cutting and finishing. I score and snap now, but it is slow and tedious. I looked at several table saws, but the under $200 models look poorly made, the table is too small and the fence doesn't move far enough for wide cuts. (Room and costs are a limitation.)
I also looked at a Fletcher wall mounted machine. It can cut matboard, glass and plastic and will break out the plastic right in the machine. These are aimed at picture framing businesses and are well north of $1,000.
Cuts must be clean and accurate if the pieces are going to be solvent glued together for making boxes and such.
Finally, I was wondering about electric hand planers for cleaning up edges. How do these work with acrylic?
Thanks, John