Acrylic Plastic Sheets or Plexiglas: Uses, Handling and Cutting

From hockey rink barriers to fish tanks... from shatterproof glass replacements to skylights... acrylic plastic sheets have countless uses around the home. Here are some tips to make the most of this marvelous product! This article (with slight modification) courtesy of San Diego Plastics. Full credits at the end of this article. (Please note that plexiglas, often misspelled "plexiglass", is a trade name for acrylic plastic. They are exactly the same thing!)