Hi there, I'm trying to install the white plastic splashback in my daughters kitchen. It's the 600mm high white splashback (Howdens) with a different sized square pattern on each side. When trying to cut it it's VERY brittle and I'm finding it exceedingly difficult to cut cleanly. So far I've found that a fine handsaw works best for the straight cuts, but for the trickier smaller cuts the jigsaw doesn't work so well. We'd got almost all the way done with a complex shape around the window ledge and some other stuff when it just cracked and flaked big time - so the whole section is ruined. I've got to do some cutouts for sockets as well so I'm worried about that. Anybody cut this stuff? What would you recommend? I was wondering about using a router. I have one but haven't used it for years! Thanks
I've just done my whole kitchen (10 pieces and 13 socket cut-outs) in coloured 5mm Perspex (red) from Bay Plastics. cut all pieces with jig saw and cut-outs with multi saw. Even used an electric planer to get perfect fit. Cuts had to be made carefully and Perspex doesn't like to get hot, but had no cracks or accidents, and the result is stunning, it looks like glass. All pieces are cut size, and were accurate to the mm. http://www.plasticstockist.com/Red-Perspex-Sheet/Red-433-Cast-Perspex-Acrylic-Sheet.aspx
If its that brittle I'd worry about it cracking after its fitted too. Sounds like you'd be better off with Perspex... my order only took a few days. (It shouldn't be used behind a cooker though, I used glass for that, pic attached). Good luck...
I've cut really brittle plastic board using a dremel and spiral multicutter https://www.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/accessories/561-multipurpose-cutting-bit When I've cut large sheets of laminate material I usually use a small router cutter in the router - 2/3mm - rather than a saw as that material is uber brittle.
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