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As in the other comments , Slow the speed down but also take short cuts with light pressure , That is , Taking the hole saw or drill bit out frequently to eject the chips , This helps prevent excess heat build up , This is very important when drilling thick plastics to prevent the excess heat build up which can bog down the drill , Ruin your work piece , Overheat the drill bit which will draw the temper and ruin the bit , A drill press gives you much better control
Spray spam non-stick cooking spray on the area of the cutting and this will reduce cleanups. The low temp oil will reduce heat buildup at the cutting site. Hope this will help others....................Joel
nah thats messy. I make a mix of 1 part tap water to 1 part liquid dish soap. Personally I use Dawn but Palmolive should work equally well. Since it is the same cleaner recommended for acrylic, just remove burs and wipe off and at least that part of the acrylic will be sparkling clean :D
whats wrong here is the speed is far too high. The drill should be at a slow speed and slow feed down, much better to use a drill press. the timber backing is recommended. The extruded acrylic has more in built stress than cast acrylic but don 't think it any softer. I have been in plastic industry 20 years and drilled lots holes in acrylic. A lot of questionable advice about.
You are absolutely correct , Slowing the speed down and using a drill press along with the wood backing , The wood prevents the drill bit grabbing the acrylic which can bust it very easily when the drill bit is almost through , One key thing is , Taking short cuts , Then backing out the bit very frequently to eject the chips which leads a lot to overheating , When the bit is hot to the touch , Let it cool before continuing , This also helps prevent melted acrylic
hi can you show how to cut or grind the edges of an acrylic sheet in an angle so that 2 sheets can be joined i searched for it but could'nt find a tutorial anywhere and what tool should be used for that
Hi Joey, I need to drill a hole on my skimmer cup. I will be going away and want to create an overflow tube to it but I'm afraid that the plastic cup will break. I have the SeaClone 150 I ordered a second one to try it. Any tips on how to drill on the side? Thanks Nelson
The melted acrylic is avoidable. You can avoid the melted acrylic by slowing down the drill and going down slow. I just drilled acrylic for the first time yesterday and it's something my dad taught me when using drills on heat sensitive material. Like someone said somewhere on here common sense and safety will take you a long way.
Adam Smith well I have an 18V battery drill but for this, I use my table top drill press. Perfect perpendicular holes 🕳 and lots of power from motor. FYI I’ve used my battery drill with a 1 inch wood bore bit on a tree stump so I could saturate with stump remover and I killed both batteries in short order. Put them on charger and whipped out my plug 🔌 in drill to finish the job.
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As in the other comments , Slow the speed down but also take short cuts with light pressure , That is , Taking the hole saw or drill bit out frequently to eject the chips , This helps prevent excess heat build up , This is very important when drilling thick plastics to prevent the excess heat build up which can bog down the drill , Ruin your work piece , Overheat the drill bit which will draw the temper and ruin the bit , A drill press gives you much better control
Spray spam non-stick cooking spray on the area of the cutting and this will reduce cleanups. The low temp oil will reduce heat buildup at the cutting site.
Hope this will help others....................Joel
nah thats messy. I make a mix of 1 part tap water to 1 part liquid dish soap. Personally I use Dawn but Palmolive should work equally well. Since it is the same cleaner recommended for acrylic, just remove burs and wipe off and at least that part of the acrylic will be sparkling clean :D
@@jtbmetaldesigns interesting, definitely did not know that Dawn was recommended for acrylic
whats wrong here is the speed is far too high. The drill should be at a slow speed and slow feed down, much better to use a drill press. the timber backing is recommended. The extruded acrylic has more in built stress than cast acrylic but don 't think it any softer. I have been in plastic industry 20 years and drilled lots holes in acrylic. A lot of questionable advice about.
You are absolutely correct , Slowing the speed down and using a drill press along with the wood backing , The wood prevents the drill bit grabbing the acrylic which can bust it very easily when the drill bit is almost through , One key thing is , Taking short cuts , Then backing out the bit very frequently to eject the chips which leads a lot to overheating , When the bit is hot to the touch , Let it cool before continuing , This also helps prevent melted acrylic
Or drill a pilot hole all the way through and change sides every so often.
Also... what about a little WD-40 on the drill bit as ya go.
hi can you show how to cut or grind the edges of an acrylic sheet in an angle so that 2 sheets can be joined i searched for it but could'nt find a tutorial anywhere and what tool should be used for that
does it have the melted acrylic on both sides?
does it crack if you apply too much pressure?
You can minimize the melted plastic with lower speeds
Did you just drill your counter top and not blink an eye? Thanks for the tip.
It looks like he's put a board on it. Still a daft thing to do.
It really isn't daft if you consider without the backing board the acrylic would have chipped out the back.
Would suggest using a" variable speed drill" and slowing the speed down, this will prevent the hole saw from melting it's way thru the plastic.
Is it ok to use a spade bit when drilling through acrylic?
Ive tried it and it splits but i was doing it to make holes for arcade buttons and they was close together
thit you use a hole saw for metal or a hole saw for wood
Very helpful. Thanks.
I'm super worried about ruining my big expensive piece of acrylic.
Nice lesson! 😱
Hi Joey, I need to drill a hole on my skimmer cup. I will be going away and want to create an overflow tube to it but I'm afraid that the plastic cup will break. I have the SeaClone 150 I ordered a second one to try it. Any tips on how to drill on the side?
Thanks
Nelson
Nelson Ocasio Get a "Step drill" bit. They work flawlessly with thin acrylic like your collection cup.
***** Great, thanks for the tip.
+The king of DIY PLEASE REPLY... What size holesaw bit do I use for a hole for a 1 inch bulkhead
I'm curious to see as I watch your videos in Chronological order to see if drilling glass is "eazier" then acrylic
The melted acrylic is avoidable. You can avoid the melted acrylic by slowing down the drill and going down slow. I just drilled acrylic for the first time yesterday and it's something my dad taught me when using drills on heat sensitive material. Like someone said somewhere on here common sense and safety will take you a long way.
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it would be fun to file that excess off
What about just a plastic container? 🤔
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just use a lower drill rpm, it wont melt
How many voltage is the drill? I'm using a portable 10V drill and it doesn't want to cut through.
Like he said, battery drills not good enough. You need the superior torque of a plug in electric drill
Battery drill is more than good enough. Just need an 18v
Adam Smith well I have an 18V battery drill but for this, I use my table top drill press. Perfect perpendicular holes 🕳 and lots of power from motor.
FYI I’ve used my battery drill with a 1 inch wood bore bit on a tree stump so I could saturate with stump remover and I killed both batteries in short order. Put them on charger and whipped out my plug 🔌 in drill to finish the job.
If you dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
Or just slow the drill down! Friction = heat. Common sense.
Lol, water and a third hand.
This time I'll use woodprix instructions to make it by myself.
what about wood dix?