Tips for cutting acrylic

What I found works well to drill acrylic are the bits in the Harbor Freight drill bit set #42829 for glass and plastic - six bits in the set. I use a drill press and just pierce the back side and then turn it over and drill through. Works extremely well - very clean hole. But from there, I have had many issues working with this stuff. After supporting the sheet, I used a jig saw with a thin fine blade with mixed results - must keep it moving or it will melt the edge that is impossible to sand or file off. This process is not great as I find it difficult to maintain a straight cut even with a guide. I also used a scroll saw - again with mixed results.

I hate spending money, but I think to keep the cut straight I need to buy a special blade for my table saw. Amazon has a blade designed for cutting plastic for about $18, that might work - Concord Blade ACB 1000T, 100 teeth. I am too cheap to purchase a Freud blade for over $50. I am not certain how to use a router with acrylic but I believe special bits are required to make it work. Also, I don't want to use my good router bits on plastic. Thanks all for the ideas.

These are terrible tips for cutting acrylic. Much better info in the comments below. Truly annoying to see people post "Tips" videos when they know nothing about the topic.

10'' carbide blade 70+ teeth, sand to finish or router for best results.

Thanks for the advise. I'll give it a try. 

Why post a vid of advice that really isn't very good?

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Table saw with a fine blade (lots of teeth.)

Dear friend; To add to your cutting technique is to spray both sides of the cut line with cook non-stick spray (spam). I found out it reduces the heat and the buildup of plastic at the cut site. Slow and low rpm also aides in the finish cut appearance............ Hope this help-----------Joel

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