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  Drill bit for Acryllic

  Posted by Cian O'Reilly on 26 August 2010 at 08:40

  Hi,

  I will be drilling 5mm holes into 4mm clear acryllic. I need a advice on which drill bit to use (wood,metal,any specific?) so to not break the sheets or melt around the edges. Any other tips would be appreciated.

  Thanks

  David Rogers replied 15 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Mike Grant

  Member

  26 August 2010 at 08:59

  A normal metal bit is fine, make sure it is sharp so it doesn’t melt the acrylic. Make sure you drill onto a sacrificial board to prevent splitting.
  You will find that cast acrylic is a lot better than extruded.

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  David Rogers

  Member

  26 August 2010 at 13:42

  Covered here 🙂

  http://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … ight=drill

  I’m firmly in the SHARP drill & sacrificial material camp.

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