Installation Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Introduction
3 General Health and Safety Precautions
3 Concentration Levels and Ventilation Standards
3 Special Precautions
3 General Fabrication Considerations
4 Cutting Plexiglas
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4 Health and Safety Precautions
4 Cutting
4 Circular Blade Saws
6 Circular Blade Saw Operation
7 Band Saws
8 Band Saw Operation
9 Scroll Saws
9 Saber Saws
9 Veneer Saws
9 Hole Saws
10 Routing Plexiglas
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Acrylic Sheet
10 Scribing and Breaking
10 Scraping Edges of Plexiglas
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Acrylic Sheet
11 Machining Plexiglas
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11 Health and Safety Precautions
11 Machining
11 Turning
12 Routing and Shaping
14 Drilling
14 Modification of Drills:
Instructions for Sharpening Bits
16 Drilling Techniques
16 Tapping and Threading
17 Finishing Plexiglas
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17 Sanding
17 Machine Buffing
18 Polishing Drilled Holes
18 Polishing Edges
18 Flame Polishing
19 Cementing Plexiglas
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19 Health and Safety Precautions
19 General Joining Comments
20 Cementing Plexiglas
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Acrylic Sheet to
Plexiglas
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Acrylic Sheet
21 Solvent Cements
21 Thickened Cements
22 Polymerizable Cements
28 Basic Cementing Techniques
29 Cementing Plexiglas
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Acrylic Sheet to
Other Materials
30 Annealing Plexiglas
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30 Health and Safety Precautions
30 Annealing
30 Determination of Best Annealing Temperature
31 Annealing Procedures
31 Slow Cooling After Annealing
32 Maintenance of Plexiglas
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32 Dusting
32 Cleaning
32 Polishing
32 Buffing
32 Sanding
33 Storage and Handling
33 Masked Sheets
34 Unmasking
34 Remasking
35 Protective Coatings