27 Oct
2015
27 Oct
'15
10:52 a.m.
On 10/27/2015 11:59 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/27/2015 09:33 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
You CAN use an end mill in a drill press if you are
careful. You get no self-centering, so the work must be
**SECURELY** clamped, as the cutter may try to walk. But,
you'll get perfectly round, smooth holes.
Twist drills tend to wander and make triangular and slightly
helical holes.
Obviously, you can only do this with small size end mills in
a drill press.
Jon
The ultimate way to drill holes in Plexi is with
an end
mill. It can
make a slight chipping when it punches through the back,
so you
either need a backstop material or lighten up the feed a
bit just
before it goes through. (This of course requires a
center-cutting
end mill, I prefer 4-flute for this.)
Sure, but I'm assuming that the original poster doesn't
have a Bridgeport mill at his disposal. But a drill press
is quite within the budget of most hobbyists. I'd think
that if you already owned a vertical mill, you'd know how
to work with plastics.