Acrylic cuts beautifully in a laser cutter, but most laser cutters accessible to a hobbyist are not big enough to make enclosure-sized panels. If you are stuck with needing to cut acrylic by hand ...

[PWalsh] was using his lasercutter to cut acrylic, expecting the cuts to have a pleasantly smooth edge. Alas, the edges turned out to be wobbly and sandpaper-like, not smooth in the slightnest.

But I've also always been aware of the grim stories that can come with getting acrylic nails, so have long shied away from the salon and getting an I-have-my-life-together mani. Until one day I ju ...