Additional Tricks and Tips for cutting Cast Acrylic on a 3018 CNC. We review Type of Acrylic, the tape method, Job Start & Zed Paper Method, Should you keep the paper on your acrylic (Hint, No), & Clean Up.

Remember Cast Acrylic has a higher melting point than Extruded Acrylic. While I have no issues Engraving or Doing the Detail work on Extruded, you will need to find a cooling method to cut it, such as the Water, Soap, and Hot Glue Method, but that is for a different video.

For homing the Z or ZED axis with the paper method, I go down an extra 0.1mm to 0.3mm depending on material I am cutting. For Cast Acrylic I go down an extra 0.2mm normally once the paper catches.

For the tape method you can use Painters Tape and even Double sided Carpet Tape. As for Glue I use Super Glue, but there are several options out there that you can use.

Check out my first Acrylic Cutting video: [ Ссылка ]

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LINKS TO MATERIALS I USE:

Link to the .1mm V bit:
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Link to the .8mm-3mm End Mills:
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90 Drag Bit:
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CAST Acrylic
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LED BASE:
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TAPE:
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GLUE:
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