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Using a saw to cut plasticard creates huge amounts of dust. Are there any better tools to cut it with?

Alkaline_Hound wrote:
Using a saw to cut plasticard creates huge amounts of dust. Are there any better tools to cut it with?

Depends on how thick and what kind.

you can often just use a straight edge and a knife to score then snap parts apart.

I use a martha stewart paper trimmer. The idea like desubot said is to score the card then snap it.
edit: A nice pair of scissors could work

$12 on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewart-30069026-Paper-Trimmer/dp/B07DW81M82/ref=asc_df_B07DW81M82/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309752546835&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11896982482105684599&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010782&hvtargid=pla-590651694151&psc=1

As above. You can use a picture mattboard cutter and then snap for long straights.

Gentle, multiple cuts with a metal ruler guide and a sharp hobby knife work as well.

Nothing wrong with dust unless you are rolling 100USD Bills and making piles with a credit card and snorting it.

Don't huff the dust.

But sometimes the snapping method doesn't save "dust" as if you need a 90 degree flat edge you will still need to sand the cut.

Razor blade and a small metal T square but I'm not especially good at cutting plastic. Some of the stuff I see people do out of plastic is amazing with how clean their corners are.

use the Tamiya scriber - it's ace!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tamiya-74091-700-300074091-Plastic-Scriber/dp/B002KKBVTC/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=tamiya+cutter&qid=1576859885&sr=8-8
use with a steel rule with rubber or cork non-slip backing.
To mark up, I use a big thick black marker pen, cover the area I want to cut with black then use a pin held in a pin vice to gently scratch the outline.

 bubber wrote:
use the Tamiya scriber - it's ace!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tamiya-74091-700-300074091-Plastic-Scriber/dp/B002KKBVTC/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=tamiya+cutter&qid=1576859885&sr=8-8
use with a steel rule with rubber or cork non-slip backing.
To mark up, I use a big thick black marker pen, cover the area I want to cut with black then use a pin held in a pin vice to gently scratch the outline.

I second the Tamiya scriber, its a great tool for working with plastic sheet/strips