Tank cut down
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Actually I semi regularly see 3/4 Arcylic cut with a Table saw and have done it myself in the past... you need a highspeed saw though (better than 20K RPM) with a good blade to do it well (mine tops out at 18 but still did it alright)CHOMPERS;2149676; said:
Routers are ofcourse better to use as the provide a cleaner cut but when your doing several cuts it's easier to take the slighty less clean cut and not have to kill your arms (most router tables don't provide a large enough surface to do it properly)
The router table isn't for cutting the material. That is what a saw is for. The router table is to finish the edges to a high enough precision for the chemical welding. Even a new high quality saw blade will not get the edges perfect enough for a weld that will last a life time.
Gluing acrylic is really chemical welding. The glue is nothing more than a solvent. It melts the acrylic and allows a seamless weld on the molecular level. It evaporates away after the seam sets up. If the edges are not perfect, microscopic imperfections will result. Those imperfections result from those spots not being pressed together well enough. They are the places where "clam shelling" or crazing later occures as a result of the material stretching (and weakening). Have you ever heard that saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link? That applies here too.
The thicker glues, such as pvc glue, have solids added to it to take up the space in any imperfections. The thicker glue does not give the professional looking seams that the solvent does, but it does give strong bonds.
Gluing acrylic is really chemical welding. The glue is nothing more than a solvent. It melts the acrylic and allows a seamless weld on the molecular level. It evaporates away after the seam sets up. If the edges are not perfect, microscopic imperfections will result. Those imperfections result from those spots not being pressed together well enough. They are the places where "clam shelling" or crazing later occures as a result of the material stretching (and weakening). Have you ever heard that saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link? That applies here too.
The thicker glues, such as pvc glue, have solids added to it to take up the space in any imperfections. The thicker glue does not give the professional looking seams that the solvent does, but it does give strong bonds.
basslover34;2150772; said:
Yes, that is very true. You can't buy a router table that is big enough. Either you have to customize your work bench and mount a router in it, or you can use roller supports. What I have done in the past was to build extention tables the exact height of the table of my tools.
CHOMPERS;2152012; said:
I beleive I already mentioned that it doesn't provide a clean cut but your right I failed to mention that you need to dress the cut with a router
(But I thought from your other post you were saying that you can't cut acrylic with a table saw)
Actually you can... at least here you can, they have a comercial style unit available with a very large tableCHOMPERS;2152020; said:
but it's not exactly an easy piece for the wallet to take 
I advise you to go for the trade. There's no sense in risking a tank when two people can benefit fromt he deal.
Are you guys forgetting this is in tank form already "8'x4'x3', Who and what army is going to flip this this on a table? 
. If ya gotta do it better to clamp guides (straight edges) to the tank. you do,
Good Luck and let us know what
Dr Joe
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. If ya gotta do it better to clamp guides (straight edges) to the tank. you do,Good Luck and let us know what
Dr Joe
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yeah no point risking it just offer a trade for a tank and the other person handles transport you will have a line at your door
I was still hoping for a "storage deal"Dr Joe;2152280; said:Are you guys forgetting this is in tank form already "8'x4'x3', Who and what army is going to flip this this on a table?
Good Luck and let us know what
Dr Joe
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