They are available in hardware stores and online.
Acrylic sheet drill bits.
Drilling holes in acrylic sheet.
Plexiglass lexan plastic drill bits these are the bits you need for drilling plexiglass lexan polycarbonate petg and other clear plastics.
Many diy plexiglass and lexan sheet projects require a hole or two.
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These bits have a different geometric structure that is designed to puncture acrylic more easily and they are less likely to melt plexiglass.
You can also use a drill press working at about 500 to 1000 rpm.
Often the traditional drill bits used for metal and wood chip and crack the plexiglass while drilling through its surface.
Alternatively you can acquire plexiglass drill bits that are compatible with normal drillers.
Drilling holes in plexiglass can be challenging.
Using the right kind of tools is important when working with many types of plastics.
There are precautions that you must take to ensure that the hole does not get hot and melt the acrylic sheet or that the exit side of the acrylic sheet does not crack.
If this is not the case the.
It takes a special drill bit to properly drill through plexiglas lucite acrylite or perspex acrylic sheet.
Place the drill perpendicular to the acrylic sheet and set the drill to medium speed immediately.
If you drill a few holes in wood or aluminium first the sharp edge will be worn down a little and you can then use the drill for drilling acrylic.
I bought this set to drill several holes into a 3 4 acrylic sheet using a drill press.
The special tip design carves through the plastic not for use with wood or metal.
Drill bits for plexiglass lexan and other plastics.
The edges around the holes remained chip free and oh so smooth.
To drill your plexiglass sheet you may consider acquiring a plexiglass drill to simplify the process.
Plexiglass is a clear plastic lightweight alternative to glass.
With the necessary equipment ensure you practice the drilling process on smaller pieces of plexiglass sheet before you work on the main sheet.
These bits had a nice and slow bite and did a great job extracting the drilled material out of the hole.
Standard metal drill bits will work but without extensive modification the metal drill bit will crack and chip the brittle acrylic sheet.
Specialty drill bits prevent the cracking and chipping.
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The chip should break off immediately.
