I've successfully cut 1/8" Coroplast with a utility knife, but would
suggest a fine-toothed jigsaw blade at low speed, or a fine-toothed
handsaw (excluding a backsaw style) for the 3/8" thickness.

I'd want to check out the longevity of the adhesive used to stick the
3M Dual-Lock fasteners to the window frame. Would the adhesive break
down over time in strong sunlight and fail under the stresses of
hurricane winds?


On 26 Jul 2005 14:46:42 -0700, "
wrote:

I am interested in a new product for covering windows when hurricanes
are coming. It is 3/8 in. thick plastic - not solid ...it looks like
corrugated cardboard but it's plastic. You can see it at
www.storm-stoppers. Anyway, they say cut it with boxcutters. One of
my neighbors got a sample and we tried cutting it. It was very, very
difficult . Other than that, it is much lighter weight than plywood
and I would really like to be able to use it but don't want to spend a
lot of money on it without being pretty sure I can cut it. We are all
over-the-hill and not too strong...does anyone know of anything, a
particular kind of saw blade, that could be used on plastic instead of
utility knife or boxcutters. Thanks.