Acrylic Sheet Edge Polishing

Not every burner is suitable for flame polishing both the shape of the flame and the fuel have a major impact on the end result.

Acrylic sheet edge polishing.

Use 8 to 14 200 300 mm diameter bleached muslin wheels designed with bias strips which give the buffing wheel a pleated appearance. However for a finer finished look to the sheet s border it s possible to use a variety of polishing or beveling techniques. Polishing acrylic edges is not difficult but as stated above the process can be time consuming and if you use the wrong tools you can severely damage the material. It is important to remove the protective masking from the material s edge when flame polishing.

This design will do a faster job. George vondriska demonstrates his expert woodworking tip for how to polish plexiglass acrylic edges. Edge finisher company manufactures machines that produce clear polished edges on acrylic plastic sheets. Before this can be done the edges must be sanded as described above.

Edge finish quality depends on the selection of the polishing compounds. But before we get to that we should point out now that once the edge of an acrylic sheet has been polished it cannot be glued. For applications where edges are not exposed this is okay. Flame polishing acrylic with the help of a burner you can easily finish the edges of an acrylic sheet.

Edge polishing is best done on a stationary polishing head. Place a sanding block in the corner of a sheet of sandpaper and trace an outline around the block with a pencil. The flame should be bluish nearly invisible approximately 3 75mm long and narrow. Sanding down your acrylic 1 cut out a piece of 180 grit sandpaper.

Flame polishing the edges are milled and then pass an 800 f flame over the edge to a high luster great for the typical acrylic application such as a tabletop. We also sell and service a full line of shannon plastic bending machines.