How To Cut Thick Plastic Container

For that purpose we will make our own tool the hot knif.

How to cut thick plastic container. I m aiming for two halves that will be 8 5 in deep. In this video the viewers will learn how to cut plastic buckets with a handsaw. With so many things around us made of plastic there are ways to reuse this environmentally harmful but multipurpose material. Depending on the type of plastic and the thickness dimensions of the cut a hot knife or a heated wire knife might be what you are looking for.

You can cut through thick acrylic and polycarbonate sheets with a circular saw or a tablesaw. There are many ways to go about rigging a hot knife the simplest being to attach an xacto knife blade to a soldering iron. Always cut by pulling th. To cut thick plastic you ll need a fine toothed saw jigsaw or table saw since plastic can be tough to cut through.

We demonstrate an easy way to cut through plastic for creative wonders and or destructive madness. Water bottles plastic toys plastic grocery bags plastic. I then use a straight razor to trim any flash then heat all the holes. Plastic there are so many things around us that are made of plastic.

I dont use hard plastic containers though. Use the full length of the blade and move the saw in quick smooth motions. The blade can be steel or carbide tipped. I use soft plastic and use a drill for the larger containers and a multi size leather punch for the smaller holes.

Cutting thin sheets of plastic if you want a straight cut in a thin acrylic or polycarbonate plastic sheet up to inch thick reach for a simple utility knife then follow these steps. Then use a fine toothed saw to make the cut. How to cut hard plastic best trick. It s heavy duty plastic with approximate dimensions of 24in w x 16in d x 17in h.

Start by clamping it to a workbench or holding it firmly so it doesn t move. I have a 30 gallon sterilite bin that i want to cut in half the long way. The strategy is simple. I prefer the drilled look imo the melted holes look horrible.

To minimize edge damage use a blade designed to cut rigid plastic it has teeth of uniform length and they have a uniform rake angle of 0 to 10 degrees.