An electric jigsaw is often used to cut large pieces of plexiglass: conveniently and quickly. However, when you need to cut small workpieces, then working with such a dimensional tool is not entirely comfortable.
In this case, you can use the alternative option - to make your own simple and reliable knife for cutting plexiglass from a saw blade for metal for a hand saw.
First of all, it is necessary to draw the contours of the future knife on the saw blade. It should be with a little hook. And then the master grinds the workpiece on the grinding machine, giving it the desired shape.
The main stages of work
After the cutting part of the knife is formed, you need to determine the length of the handle, and then break off the excess part of the saw blade.
Next, it is necessary to saw off two blanks from a wooden battens with a thickness of 4-5 mm and stick them to the canvas with epoxy glue.
At the last stage of work, it remains only to process the wooden handle of the knife with a file, and then sanded with sandpaper and coated with wax - this will extend the life of the handle. And after that, the knife is ready for use.
Details on how to make a simple and reliable knife for cutting plexiglass, you can see in the video on our website.
