The best drill bits for this job are titanium coated and will remain shorp through this and many more jobs.
Drill bit for acrylic sheets uk.
For drilling steel plastic wood and similar materials.
Titanium coated for longer life.
Drilling holes in acrylic sheet place the drill perpendicular to the acrylic sheet and set the drill to medium speed immediately.
Step 3 put on your safety glasses and secure the drill bit into the chuck of the drill motor.
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Drill bit sets for plastic.
Short length drill bit sets.
Place the 1x4 inch piece of wood across the acrylic sheet and secure the plank to the top of the acrylic sheet by clamping one pair of self locking pliers to each side of the acrylic sheet.
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In fact these are the perfect bits to drill your acrylic sheet.
Be sure to firmly chuck the drill bit in the cordless hand drills or drill press.
Placing a backing block of scrap acrylic mdf or plywood panel under the drilling point will add extra help to prevent chipping when the bit breaks through.
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When using hand drills a slow speed setting works best with plexiglass and lexan.
Press only lightly on the drill the drill must sink itself through the material.
This feature allows the bits to scrape through the sheet layer by layer hence reducing the risk of damage.
To modify a high speed drill bit you need to change the way the drill bit removes the material from the hole you are drilling.
The sharp point allows for gradual penetration to reduce friction and eliminate cracking and chipping when drilling in plastic.
For drilling stainless steel we recommend our tct drill bits.
The chip should break off immediately.
Drilling a hole in an acrylic sheet requires a specialised drill bit or a high speed metal drill bit modified to drill through acrylic without chipping or crazing the acrylic sheet.
If this is not the case the drill is too slow.