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№45730

Hyde Tools 45730 Plastic Cutter

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MODEL 45730 · SKU H-45730 · UPC 079423457302
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Documented for Score Laminated Fiberglass — The Complete Step-by-Step Guide.

Official Hyde specifications

Score sheet plastic, acrylics and laminated fiberglass, thin copper, and aluminum
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  • The documented job is “Score Laminated Fiberglass — The Complete Step-by-Step Guide”.
  • Score sheet plastic, acrylics and laminated fiberglass as well as thin copper and aluminum. Scoring edge is double-bevel ground. Plastic handle grip.
✕CHOOSE A DIFFERENT TOOL WHEN
  • Wallpaper, cardboard, cartons, film, carpet, foam, tape — soft materials close around a scoring edge instead of chipping, so the 45730 simply drags and does nothing useful on them.
  • Every slicing knife in this line does the soft-material jobs, and this tool does none of them.
  • Conversely, none of those slicing knives does the brittle-sheet job well — forced into acrylic they crack it.
  • There is no material both halves cut well, which is exactly why the plastic cutter is a separate tool and not a blade option.
  • It is also not a saw: for thick acrylic, curves, or interior cutouts, a saw (or a router) is the tool; the 45730 is for straight score-and-snap breaks in sheet.

Jobs this tool does

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Asked before buying

BUYER QUESTIONS, ANSWERED BEFORE YOU ORDER
Does it cut like a knife?
No — it does not slice at all. It scores a groove by removing thin chips, and you snap the sheet along that groove. Cutting by subtraction, not division.
Why can't I just use a utility knife on acrylic?
A wedge-shaped slicing blade splits brittle sheet, concentrating stress and cracking it where you don't want. The double-bevel scoring edge plows a groove without wedging, so the break is controlled.
How many passes and how deep?
Five to ten even, full-length passes to about a third of the sheet's thickness for acrylic; deeper for thin metal, which you then flex to fatigue-snap.
Will it cut boxes or wallpaper?
No — soft materials close around the scoring edge; it only works on sheet that chips and snaps. Use a slicing knife for anything soft.
What can it score besides acrylic?
Sheet plastics generally, laminated fiberglass (to protect the face from chip-out), and thin copper and aluminum sheet.
Any safety step I shouldn't skip?
Eye protection — scoring and snapping brittle sheet throws chips and slivers.

Crew & facility ordering

Model & SKUModel 45730 · SKU H-45730 · UPC 079423457302
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Full specification details
catalog product name
Plastic Cutter
official family claim
Score sheet plastic, acrylics and laminated fiberglass, thin copper, and aluminum
official variant identity
45730
official description
Score sheet plastic, acrylics and laminated fiberglass as well as thin copper and aluminum. Scoring edge is double-bevel ground. Plastic handle grip.
corroborated construction material
Retailer/distributor listing independently repeats: aluminum.
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