Put the Time into Sourcing the Right Material:
Source your Acrylic from regarded brands such as Plexiglas, Lucite, or Acrylite. Material selection is an incredibly important part of any manufacturing process and selecting the right material to cut on your CNC machine is no different, as this could make the difference in the outcome of the final product.
Use the Proper Cutting Tools:
In order to ensure your Acrylic sheets do not move during the routing process, it’s a good practice to properly secure the workpiece to the CNC machine. Some scenarios call for fastening the workpiece onto the CNC machine, while others call for using a vacuum pump to secure them. MultiCam routers are equipped with zonal vacuum pumps, which gives you both options depending on which of the two scenarios you find yourself in.
Secure your Workpiece:
In order to ensure your Acrylic sheets do not move during the routing process, it’s a good practice to properly secure the workpiece to the CNC machine. Some scenarios call for fastening the workpiece onto the CNC machine, while others call for using a vacuum pump to secure them. MultiCam routers are equipped with zonal vacuum pumps, which gives you both options depending on which of the two scenarios you find yourself in.
Make Sure Your Tools Do not Overheat:
An overheated tool could compromise the strength/hardness of your router bits, thereby reducing the cutting force, which in turn affects the quality of your finished Acrylic. MultiCam offers the option to equip your router with an air-cooling system to keep both your bits and materials cool during operation. Talk to us about our air-cooling options, which can be added at the time of purchase or retrofitted on your machine later ([email protected]).
MultiCam offers a wide range of CNC routers that can help you get the best finishes on your Extruded Acrylic Sheets. Some of MultiCam’s best sellers include the Apex 1R, the Apex 3R, and the Apex 5R, all of which guarantee the best results when cutting Acyrlic sheets, as well as other substrates. Learn more about MultiCam’s routers at https://multicam.ca/cnc-router-cutting-systems/.
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