When fixing your cut-to-size clear acrylic to a wall you can either use adhesive or drill holes and mount it with fixings. If you know where you'd like to place your drilled holes we can make drilling the holes stress-free by doing them for you. Simply select ‘yes’ for drilled holes on one of our product pages, and select the position of each hole, the diameter (minimum 5mm) and the distance from the edge (minimum 20mm). If your drilled holes are a little more complicated than this then you can also send us a diagram of where you'd like your holes to be.
For some projects, you may not know where you need your drilled holes or require extra holes and will need to drill them yourself. We’ve created this simple step-by-step guide to help you.
What You Will Need
To drill holes in your acrylic you will need:
A flat surface such as a piece of wood to support the acrylic
A standard steel drill or HSS drill
Masking tape
A pencil
A measuring tape
A clamp or weights to hold the acrylic in place
To prevent damaging the acrylic whilst you work:
Don't remove the protective film on the acrylic.
Use a slightly worn-down drill bit, new drill bits can be too sharp and may crack the plastic.
Place something between the clamp/weights and acrylic to prevent scratching.
Step 1
Secure the acrylic to a flat surface such as a solid piece of wood. Your drill will also penetrate this surface so make sure it's not your dining table! Use the clamp or weights to secure the plastic in place, this will stop it spinning or moving when drilling.
Step 2
Measure where you would like your holes to be. If these are on the edge, the distance between the hole and the edge should be at least twice the thickness of the acrylic. So for 3mm acrylic, your hole needs to be at least 6mm from the edge. Place some masking tape where you would like the hole and mark where you intend to drill. The masking tape will help prevent the drill bit from damaging your plastic.
Step 3
Set your drill to a medium setting and place it perpendicular to the acrylic on the mark you measured in Step 2. Lightly press the drill down into the acrylic until it penetrates the supporting material beneath, then gently bring it back through the hole without switching it off. Drill slowly and steadily, forcing the drill through the acrylic could cause it to split or break. If you do get stuck pull back gently with the drill in the reverse setting.
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Superb quality and service. Bespoke measurements were spot on.
Rob,
24 minutes ago
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Accurately cut
Accurately cut, perfect for my use, and all pieces unmarked. I think packaging could be reduced somewhat. Would have been 5 stars but order took longer than expected.
Roger Powell,
1 hour ago
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Great product and delivery
Very nice piece of acrylic, perfect size.
Carol Smith,
14 hours ago
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Very happy with purchase
Very happy with purchase, does the job intended!
James Farnworth,
14 hours ago
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Excellent Quality
Excellent Quality, really pleased exactly what I was looking for. Fast delivery, well packed. Will use this website again in the future.
Neena Bhopal,
16 hours ago
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Good communication,arrived on specified…
Good communication,arrived on specified date.
Well packaged.
all dimensions cut to specification.
And great quality product.
Philip,
16 hours ago
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Competitive custom ordering.
Easy custom ordering with competitive pricing.
Bimble,
17 hours ago
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Quality service
Plastic sheet cut to size, accurately cut to my specifications and delivered promptly. Have had plywood cut to size in the past with equally good service. Highly recommended.
Mike Smithson,
17 hours ago
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Great product
Great product, cut exactly to size, easy to fix..
Much easier that buying strips & cutting yourself
Dave ,
1 day ago
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The colour choices on the Cut My is mid grey
The colour choices on the Cut My website were very good to which I chose their mid-grey as this complimented our white cupboards and black work surfaces. Ordering instructions were clear and costs seemed extremely competitive. Panels and adhesive arrived in good time and well packaged.
I found that the easiest way to cut the 3mm thick sheets was by using a Dremel hand tool with a fine cutting disc. It helps to mask the section being cut and marking this as it improves the visibility of the marked lines. Also, I used a metal straight edge clamped to a workbench to ensure straight cutting.
The adhesive supplied was really good, and I had no problem sticking the panels to the wall, with the help of a rubber mallet covered in a cloth to avoid marking the panels. Brilliant finish and has transformed the kitchen 👍
Peter,
1 day ago
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Thanks for a first rate service
Delivered on time.
Lengths cut accurately.
Instructions clear.
Whole project (albeit a straightforward project) went smoothly.
Brian,
1 day ago
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Great service
Cut to size and delivered on time No problems
Roderick McNeil,
2 days ago
Verified
Everything was mm perfect
Everything was mm perfect, perfect quality and clearly labelled.
There was a slight delivery mix up (which to be fair was DHL’a fault) Cutmy handled it exactly as I would have wanted, refunded the delivery fee and got the rest of the package out next day.
Craig Woolward,
2 days ago
Ordered 3 lengths of veneered mdf
Ordered 3 lengths of veneered mdf. Two arrived with veneer grain running longitudinally with the longest side and one cross grain.
Apparently you have to specify how the grain should run- otherwise it appears they'll cut anyway they like!
Firm has offered to rectify the issue so ultimately should get what was wanted
Stuart,
2 days ago
Verified
Order on time and exactly as expected
Order on time and exactly as expected
Phil Reynolds,
3 days ago
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Quick delivery
Quick delivery, as described.
Matt Boxell,
3 days ago
Verified
Great job
Made exactly to my spec, with a timely turnaround at a reasonably competitive price, good job, recommended 👍
Tim Ottridge,
3 days ago
Delayed but got there in the end.
My delivery was very delayed and I couldn't get through on the phone and my 3 attempts to email a query were not responded to, however... my order arrived safe & sound and I was contacted by the company with an apology and some money back. I was very happy with my plastic.
Jo Weeks,
21 hours ago
Very nice
I’ve ordered few pieced of wood with cutout it was delayed few days which is understandable since they had been busy this month every cutout is the exact size I entered. I place another order would recommend for DIY, if you have a problem just email the company they usually sort it out real quickly!
Bora,
4 days ago
Verified
Great service and quick delivery!
Great service and quick delivery!
Jinny,
5 days ago
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