Recycling Acrylic in the UK
Recycling Acrylic in the UK: What Every Maker and Business Should Know You have just finished a laser cutting project, and the bench is buried under a mountain of acrylic offcuts, tiny swarf, and dust.…
Acrylic sheet and Perspex fabrication guide for UK makers and businesses
Polishing Acrylic Edges
Polishing Acrylic Edges: A UK Guide to Flawless Finishes You have just lifted a freshly laser-cut acrylic display from the bed, peeled back the protective film, and there it is — a milky, rough edge…
Laser Cutting Acrylic: Settings and Safety
Laser Cutting Acrylic: Settings and Safety The first time we tried laser cutting acrylic, we ruined three sheets of Perspex in under an hour. We had the power cranked too high, no air assist, and…
Heat Bending Acrylic at Home
Heat Bending Acrylic at Home: A UK Maker’s Guide to Forming Perspex You’ve just finished cutting a beautiful 3mm acrylic sheet for a retail display, you apply a little heat to make a simple 90-degree…
Gluing Acrylic: Solvent Cement Basics
Gluing Acrylic: Solvent Cement Basics You have spent an hour cutting and sanding a pair of acrylic panels to fit perfectly. You run a bead of superglue along the edge, press them together, and watch…
Designing Retail Display Stands
Designing Retail Display Stands: An Acrylic Sheet and Perspex Fabrication Guide We’ve all seen it happen. A independent shopkeeper in Leeds spends weeks curating a beautiful window display, then props it up on a wobbly…
Cutting Acrylic Without Cracking It
Cutting Acrylic Without Cracking It: A Guide for UK Makers You’ve measured twice, clamped your straight edge, run the knife along the line, and then it happens — a hairline crack shoots through the edge…
Cleaning and Scratch Removal
Cleaning and Scratch Removal for Acrylic Sheet and Perspex If you have ever wiped down an acrylic display with a bit of kitchen roll and a squirt of window cleaner, only to watch it turn…
Cast vs Extruded Acrylic: Which to Choose
Cast vs Extruded Acrylic: Which to Choose for Your Next Project? You’ve sketched out your design, measured twice, and you’re ready to order your acrylic sheet. Then you hit the dropdown menu: cast or extruded?…
Acrylic vs Polycarbonate
Acrylic vs Polycarbonate: A Practical Guide for UK Makers and Businesses You are standing at the bench with two clear sheets in your hands. They look identical — same gloss, same transparency, same protective film…