Plastic Drill Sheet

I bought this set to drill several holes into a 3 4 acrylic sheet using a drill press.

Plastic drill sheet.

The edges around the holes remained chip free and oh so smooth. Choose from our selection of plastic cutting drill bits including drill bits for plastic drill bit sets for plastic and more. Ideal for lexan tuffak or makrolon polycarbonate sheet. Buy a plexiglass drill or plexiglass drill bits that can be used with a regular drill.

Acrylic chips can easily fly off during drilling and be a health hazard. However it s best to consult with a professional before undertaking a project on your own. When drilling holes to support sheet by point fastening two rules apply. Practice with smaller pieces of scrap acrylic before attempting to drill.

Drill bits for plastic are available in a variety of sizes. However when referring to plastic drill bits we are actually referring to a drill bit specifically designed to bore through a variety of plastics while producing a smooth hole. Special 60 degree angle. The special tip design carves through the plastic not for use with wood or metal.

First the bolt hole diameter should be at least two times the diameter of the bolt. Many have mistakenly tried to use a standard wood bit to achieve this goal and wound up with cracks and jagged edges in their plastic we ll talk more about this later. These bits have a different. It takes a special drill bit to properly drill through plexiglas lucite acrylite or perspex acrylic sheet.

These bits had a nice and slow bite and did a great job extracting the drilled material out of the hole. Also always reduce the drill speed as the drill bit exits the material. In stock and ready to ship. Drill holes oversize to allow for expansion and contraction of plastic.

Drill bits for plexiglass lexan and other plastics designed specifically for plexiglass and polycarbonate lexan these drill bits are great tools for drilling through plastic sheets. Comoware titanium twist drill bit set 13 pcs hex shank high speed steel for wood plastic aluminum alloy quick change 1 16 1 4 4 3 out of 5 stars 3 069 10 99 10. The larger diameter allows for adequate clearance for thermal and moisture expansion and contraction.