Trimming an Acrylic tank
by
, 04-24-2010 at 10:41 PM (1613 Views)
So I am getting a 60G tank ready for top-down view, and want to trim out the opening larger. It currently has about a 2-2.5" lip around the top, and I want to cut it back to 1". The tank is built of 1/2" acrylic. I have at my disposal a router, a jigsaw and a circular saw. My plan is to rough cut the opening oversized a bit with the jigsaw, the using a template made from MDF, route out the hole to the finished size, then follow with a 45 degree knock-down bit to finish it off. Anyone have a better idea or can see why the jigsaw won't work? I have cut lots of acrylic with my table saw and router, and built tanks in the past, but never had to cut a pre-built tank. Thanks in advance.