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Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
Paul James Vonderwall
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Date: December 20, 2015 11:15PM
Hi Paul here I am just wandering if you help
Me I have some square arcylic plastic Mulity colors.is there a way to drill a hole All the way is there a jig at all on the market To do this I hope some one can help Re: Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
Jerry Poindexter
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Date: December 21, 2015 12:06AM
I use alot of 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" acrylic in my grips. I made a jig to hold the squares while using a hole saw in a drill press that also includes a 1/4" hole.. I then use the Flexcoat pilot bits to enlarge the hole. I'm limited to how deep I can plunge the pilot bit by the travel of my drill press. Unhide your email addy, and I'll send some pics, if interested. Re: Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: December 21, 2015 02:53AM
Paul,
A lathe with a good chuck on the head stock and a jacobs style chuck on the tail stock makes quick work of center drilling grip material. Chuck the material in the head stock chuck and then use an air craft extension bit that is long enough to drill the full length of the grip material. Use a relatively slow speed for drilling to avoid burning the plastic. As long as the bit is long enough, you can drill the full length of any handle material. This is a picture taken a couple of years ago, center drilling a wood handle that I had turned on the lathe. [www.rodbuilding.org] In retrospect, it would have been better to have done the drilling before I did any of the grip shaping. With the material drilled, it can be slipped onto a mandrel for shaping with ease on the lathe. Good luck Re: Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: December 21, 2015 07:50AM
If you have a lathe I'd go the route Roger has suggested. I would add that when drilling plastic, you want to withdraw the bit and clear the flute of the plastic chips every few seconds. Failure to do this can result in heat build up that will split the plastic stock. Generally, you may have to drill, withdraw, drill, withdraw, etc., for 3 or 4 times on a standard length seat insert length.
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Posted by:
Scott Kelly
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Date: December 21, 2015 11:19AM
For drilling acrylic, you need to sharpen the bit differently than normal. Basically it needs to be a 60* angle and flatten the cutting edges so it is more like a scraper than a cutting edge. There are images on the net that show how. Works on almost all plastics. Re: Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
Paul James Vonderwall
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Date: December 21, 2015 01:26PM
Thanks guys we what call mens work shop they a lathe there i might
Take it with me in the morning I did with a bowling ball but I use a Key hole saw on a drill but I cut crap off and sanded the other and polished It that was to much work thanks again Re: Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: December 21, 2015 04:43PM
Paul,
If you say so! Re: Arcylic plastic
Posted by:
Paul James Vonderwall
(---.pa.vic.optusnet.com.au)
Date: December 23, 2015 11:44AM
Jerry Poindexter Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I use alot of 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" acrylic in my grips. > I made a jig to hold the squares while using a > hole saw in a drill press that also includes a > 1/4" hole.. I then use the Flexcoat pilot bits to > enlarge the hole. I'm limited to how deep I can > plunge the pilot bit by the travel of my drill > press. Unhide your email addy, and I'll send some > pics, if interested. Hi jerry yes I am very interested thank you vonderwall101@gmail.com Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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