Fleabit
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The other day the wife picked out a piece of acrylic at woodcraft. "I want a baron from this". Ok...first time doing acrylic, so I read up on the forums to make sure I was doing it right. Drilled slow, cleared constantly and dripped water on the bit to keep it cool. First part of the blank drilled out fine, but the second one was the problem! Just as the bit was exiting the bottom of the blank.....BLAM! WHIRRRRRRR! and the bad sound of a drill press out of balance. The blank was wrapped up the drill bit and the broken piece was laying on the bench. Come to find out (here is the lesson learned) the bit grabbed as it was starting to exit the blank. New drill bit and sharp. In the future I will measure the blank longer and mark the drill bit for the exact length and finish the blank on the table saw. Torqued me good since it was for the wife picked by the wife!!