Originally Posted by Rox17
Went to Lowes and got a sheet of the plexiglass. I had a kid helping me and he didn't seem thrilled with the idea of cutting a bunch of small pieces. So, I bought the cutting tool and tried it myself. My advice would be to have someone at Lowes cut it. My boyfriend even tried and he had trouble cutting it. We finally got a piece cut but it wasn't easy. If anyone has any tips on cutting it, let me know. I would still like to cut some different sized squares out of it. It is definitely the cheaper route to go.
Roxy, when we made mine last year, we used a workbench and clamped the plexiglass with the piece to be cut hanging over in perfect line with the edge of the workbench, then scored it several times using a metal rule and craft knife, then you have to be brave...and just snap in downwards, it makes a loud crack but if you score it about half way thru, it will break cleanly, just a light sanding off was all that was needed. We did right down to 2.5" square this way, hope this helps :D