# Cutting acrylic with eastbaysource maslow **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 20, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350 "2020-08-20T00:45:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![javidavo05](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/javidavo05/32/17584_2.png) [@javidavo05](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/javidavo05)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/1 "2020-08-20T00:45:13Z")
Has anyone tried cutting acrylic ? any tips that might come in handy ? @EastBaySource ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/2 "2020-08-20T01:14:28Z")
> [@javidavo05](#): > > Has anyone tried cutting acrylic ? Not on the Maslow, but on the desktop-cnc. First is the source/manufacture of the Acrylic, Extruded is cheaper and might give more trouble on melting back, Cell cast acrylic is higher quality that I am using, and the best speeds and feeds on the desktop-cnc are determined by nice ‘snowflakes’ coming of the bit to take the heat away. I have no idea, but with the slow speed of the Maslow and the far to high speeds of a router (changed to spindle for speed control) , I would start from low Z-depth and look how the chips are. If they are ‘snowflakes’ and not melting, go ahead. On the desktop-cnc I’m using 3.175 mm bit quite fast and go down on acrylic at a bit half of the bit diameter. Honestly, on a slow machine like the Maslow I don’t know how I would approach this. Maybe creating a .nc with 10 small cuts at different depths and speed and going for the best “snowflake”, Kind regards, Gero ---
**Author:** ![javidavo05](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/javidavo05/32/17584_2.png) [@javidavo05](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/javidavo05)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/3 "2020-08-20T04:54:30Z")
Thanks for the feedback, I bought the machine and will be here in a couple of days I’ll try and come back with an answer. Hope is a fine one ---
**Author:** ![RedWagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@RedWagon](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/RedWagon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/4 "2020-08-20T14:50:14Z")
I recently did this: - 10k rpm - 1/8" double flute up cut - Default feed rate from web control - 1/8" material, single pass No chips, ended up with a melty blob on my bit but it worked well enough for the part to be usable. My recommendations: - Get a single flute bit - Try to increase feed rate Now that I’m thinking about it it also might not be too hard to make an adapter for a dremel tool. Those handle smaller bits and can do much lower RPMs. That might be a good solution for plastics. ---
**Author:** ![EastBaySource](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/eastbaysource/32/20558_2.png) [@EastBaySource](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/EastBaySource)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/5 "2020-08-20T15:08:29Z")
Please try the following settings - 30 in/min - 10.000 RPM - [O Flute Router Bit](https://www.amazon.com/Freud-73-206-Diameter-Plastic-Cutting/dp/B001J9K5XI/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=router+bit+for+PLASTIC&qid=1597934526&sr=8-2) - 1/2 Bit diameter depth per pass - Follow Gero recommendations 🙂 Gab ---
**Author:** ![Metalmaslow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@Metalmaslow](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Metalmaslow)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/6 "2020-08-22T01:53:37Z")
cast acrylic is the easiest to cut. I’ve never had much luck with extruded acrylic and it smells horrible too when it melts. ---
**Author:** ![javidavo05](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/javidavo05/32/17584_2.png) [@javidavo05](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/javidavo05)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cutting-acrylic-with-eastbaysource-maslow/14350/7 "2020-08-25T02:39:20Z")
great, my machine is coming is this week. next week I’ll have an answer