Horrorshow Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Good day everyone. I just purchased some styrene sheets, any tips for cutting, shaping, sanding ect. How to get perfectly round circles… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 You asked for tips on working with plastic sheets.. I love this old Jeep with a fabricated body. And it’s all straight lines! Step One- measure off your project. Then cut and assemble panels from cardboard. You have no real investment here, and you may have to do it several times. Save the expensive plastic sheet stock! Once you are happy with your cardboard mock-up, take it apart and use the individual pieces for templates to cut the plastic sheet! Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glue fumes Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Evergreen Styrene, has a good book on working with Styrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 First, get a cutting matt if you don’t have one. Then a nice wide steel ruler for guiding straight cuts. You can use a scoring tool or the back side of a hobby knife for thicker styrene. Almost any cut won’t be perfectly square….so a large flat file can be used to square it up if necessary. A set of hole punches work best for perfectly round holes and discs. And like Tom says, cardboard templates are your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 For larger circles, use a standard compass with a cutting blade instead of a pencil lead. You don't need to cut all the way through. Just "score" the circle several times and snap the center out. You can also buy dedicated circle cutters for even larger work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Thanks everyone!😃😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Where did you find these punches. I have a set of the Harbor Freight ones, that I have had for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Where did you find these punches. I have a set of the Harbor Freight ones, that I have had for several years. The smaller Art Minds ones are from Michaels (leather working section). The larger ones I believe are from Princess Auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 It's worth mentioning that Evergreen sheets .020" and thinner are easily cut with scissors, and even .030" with a good sturdy pair of scissors. It really speeds up rough cutting of pieces to be trued with files and/or sandpaper afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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