Acrylic Parts
Acrylic parts are used in both functional and decorative applications. For example:
- Display boxes
- Readout windows
- Containers
- Clip boards
- Trophies
- Furniture
- Lenses
- Fixtures
- Covers
- Merchandising
- Lighting
- Conventional windows
- Skylights
- Signs
Design tips
Designing acrylic parts has few restrictions
- Avoid deep holes as drilling can become difficult
- Requesting polishing of edges works very well for a glass smooth finish
- Avoid use of waterjet as the material can fracture.
- Acrylic cuts well by laser
- Parts can be connected by special adhesives designed for acrylic, by using machine screws, by using sheet metal brackets at corners, etc.
- Sheet can be bent by heating the area to be bent.
Processes
eMachineShop allows you to design custom acrylic parts using: Counter boring ... Counter sinking ... Drilling ... Laser Cutting ... Milling ... Reaming ... Band sawing ... Threading & Tapping ... Turning (lathe) ... Waterjet Cutting ... Extrusion and Injection Molding.
Materials
Some of the common materials used for acrylic parts include:
- Clear acrylic sheet
- Colored acrylic
- Smoked acrylic
- Acrylic rod
- Acrylic tube
