16 Jan
2005
16 Jan
'05
1:28 a.m.
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005, John Lawson wrote:
If you do drill it yourself - the secret is to go
very slowly and
lightly - getting extremely careful lnear the end of the hole... use a
variable speed drill if you can and taek it easy. Get some small scraps
of the same material if you can, and practice on them...
I've never had a problem with this, but then I don't drill that much
plexiglass.
I'd put a block of scrap wood underneath where you're drilling. That way
the bit will drill completely through the plastic and into the wood in one
nice motion and this should minimize any "catching" on the opposing side.
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