Questions and Answers for Utility Knife Plastic Sheet Cutting Tool

A:  No

A:  Hello, this is not recommended for that use - this item is used to score sheets, thank you.

A:  No

A:  This cutter is designed more like a plastic scriber to score a deep line into the plastic where it can then be broken - kind of like how you would scribe and cut/break glass.

A:  It probably would, but it would take a very long time and there are no doubt much better tools. This is intended to score a straight line allowing you to snap along the score. That wouldn't work on a round lid. Depending on the cut, I'd try either a coping saw or a keyhole saw after drilling a starting hole.

A:  I wouldn’t waste the time trying

A:  While I haven't tried on this per say, I'd think you'll have some difficulty as buckets are (a) thicker than usual and (b) are rounded, presenting more challenge of keeping the cutter straight. But if you sliced it many times I would think it can. EDIT: I see you said "lid" and not the bucket base itself. In that case I would be fairly confident to say it will likely get it done. I myself cut spaces into a storage container lid (by Sterilite).

A:  No

A:  Hello Lana, This tool is meant to score the plastic and then you snap it. Yes it will score acrylic. Thanks for the inquiry. Charlotte of the Home Depot Community.

A:  No

A:  Nope. Don’t waste your time & money.

A:  No.

A:  I could cut a triangle using techniques I use for stain glass. You need to work from a corner of the sheet with two straight edges. You then only have one edge to cut and you have the ability to bend it after it is scored as there is nothing but air on the two remaining sides of the triangle. Obviously you can't cut a triangle out of the middle of the sheet, but who would want to waste material like that. Just be sure the two sides of the corner are completely straight and use a carpenters square or similar tool to check for accuracy and to draw the line for your third side. If you have to trim a side that might not be perfectly straight, do it first, then cut your triangle.

A:  That would not work. Score and snap didn't even work for me on a straight piece with 20 passes. The only way you'd be able to cut a rectangle would be to score all the way through as there would be no direction you could bend to snap. The right tool would be a router with a flush cut bit.

A:  No. It barely cuts polycarbonate as it is, but there's no way it would even do that with acrylic.

A:  This tool is for straight cuts only. It will not work for a triangle cutout. Mike

A:  NO

A:  While I don't think impossible, I think that would be plenty more time consuming and also takes more care in keeping onto the round lines.

A:  I doubt HD would be able to cut a half circle for you, trace out your needed pattern and use a dremel like cutting tool for half circle shape.

A:  I can't say what kind of experience the people at your Home Depot have, but this knife should be able to cut a circle in plastic. I would use a template when using this knife and try to go over the same groove several times. I would also use straight cuts to remove as much of the plastic as possible too.