Hyde Tools 45730 Plastic Cutting Tool

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It works fine if used correctly. To make a steady score line use a strip of friction tape under a long ruler or aluminum extrusion and press on it while scoring repeatedly the acrylic plate. I do it 4 times to be sure. Then bring the scored line over the edge of the table and press on the ruler as well as the hanging portion. If you don't want to damage the falling half of the acrylic, ask someone to hold it while bending. The result will be a very neat cut.

It work best good thing for glass cutting

With a straight edge and this tool you can cut through that acrylic plastic piece whether you're doing a window or making a project this tool is definitely one that you need to cut through plastic a glass cutting knife is not the right tool and will not work and a utility knife will slip and you may be injured better off to buy this tool and be safe I use it with a straight edge and it hasn't failed so I highly recommend this tool

I needed to cut some acrylic panels to a custom size and purchased this to help with that. Easy and comfortable to use. Simple to get a score going. I used it to score some 1/8” thick acrylic panels and did about thirty passes and was easily able to snap the piece with a nice and smooth cut. I’ve used it only on four long cuts but blade is still sharp. Seems well built which should last for a lot more cuts before I see it getting dull.

Used this to cut 1/8" acrylic sheets. It did score it enough to snap off pieces but it took a while. Instead of trying to break the whole piece at once on edge of workbench I used plyers and worked my way down the score. Made sanding the edges much easier.

Not a regular use tool for me, but seems to work well.

I used this tool to cut a couple sheets of 3/16 plexiglass and it worked great. Initially I tried using a utility knife. After about an hour, I gave up and ordered the Hyde. The utility knife had a new blade but just could not cut through the thick plexiglass. The Hyde cutting tool is well built and sturdy for its size. I wore thick leather gloves when scoring the cut because there's no padding on the tool and of course it's a pretty sharp blade.

Spot on, sharp and easy to use. Did the job.

Did not want to spend a tenner on top of the poly sheets but glad I did. Brilliant little cutter.

Worked well to cut my 3-4mm cast acrylic sheets. Fairly good quality and nice grippy handle. Cheap and cheerful.

I don’t think of myself as very practical but this tool was easy to use. Cleanly cut the Perspex for my shed windows an I felt quite proud of myself. Value for money -yes.

Used on 2mm Acrylic. Yes, it does need half a dozen scores before snapping, but it works well and shows no loss of sharpness after a dozen or so uses.