Title pretty much says it all. Would a question about cutting plexiglass on a table saw be off-topic for this site? Is it better to post it at the DIY site?
I'm building a router bit box. I want to cut a piece of plexiglass to insert in a wooden frame which will be my see-through closing lid.
While I might be tempted to answer it, I would have to say it really isn't on topic here. But how it is asked might make a difference. If it has to do with a woodworking project then you might get away with it.
Woodworking occasionally involves materials other than wood. People can ask about glue, fasteners, and hardware, none of which are wood. I can see how a question about cutting plexiglass isn't exactly on topic, but if it's in the context of cutting a piece of plexiglass to fit into a woodworking project, or even if it's not but such information would be useful to someone doing the same for a woodworking project, then it makes sense to leave it open.
I am interested in an answer for this but I don't how it is on topic with the site. I think DIY would consider it off topic unless your question is expanded to be related to a larger project that would be on topic there.
There is nothing stopping you from asking in chat though....
Within the context of a woodworking project, how to cut plexiglas is a valid question. However, a more general question about how to cut plexiglas on DIY.SE might serve you better because the answers won't be biased toward more woodworking-specific tools.
It's a question about using woodworking tools, of course it's on topic.
Maybe the answers expand the use of some rather expensive equipment, or maybe they clue me in that, oops, I better not try that again.
If someone were to propose turning a turnip, I would be quite intrigued and curious about the answers and experiences of our fellow turners. As a matter of fact, no less a lathe master than Rude Osolnik was known to turn stone on a wood lathe, demonstrating and advocating it in seminars and workshops.
If the context of a question were to be working with non-wood products using a tool normally used for wood in a space that the questioner might normally consider a wood shop I would consider it ON topic. This becomes especially meaningful when the safety aspects of doing so lift there ugly little heads when a different technique might be necessary to complete an operation.
