machining acrylic

 short post about machining acrylic (PMMA, aka Plexiglas™, Perspex™, etc):

1. use sharp tooling
2. use soapy water for lube*

The result is an as-machined surface you can see through:

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*make certain to clean and dry that crap off of your machine after each session,
since it will promptly rust your machine's most precious surfaces...