Drilling Holes
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Topic: Drilling Holes
Posted By: SGH360
Subject: Drilling Holes
Date Posted: December 01 2010 at 9:40pm
| well i was wondering how to drill a hole to a acrylic? |
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Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: December 01 2010 at 10:09pm
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I use regular hole saw to drill acrylic. Start drilling from one side apply very little pressure (if not you can catch the saw and crack the acrylic). When you are about 1/2 through the acrylic drill the rest from the other side (you should have a pilot hole so your holes should match up exactly in the center). ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: December 01 2010 at 10:19pm
Exactly. That way you don't get chips on the acrylic. If it's 3/8" or thicker you may also consider keeping it wet while you drill it, otherwise it can start to melt from the heat of the hole saw. ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Jake Pehrson wrote:Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: December 02 2010 at 11:50am
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Steve,
I had thought I had mentioned the melting thing, but I didn't. It is a very good point. I usually don't use water, but you can. If the acrylic starts to melt then I usually stop and wait until it cools down. Usually if you have a sharp hole saw and don't push too hard it won't melt. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |