BigShed
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As a result of my adventures with Dymondwood in a previous thread I got a lot of feedback on drilling Dymondwood. Some people, both here and in the Australian forum, suggested using water to cool down the drill bit.
I have just drilled my first 4 acrylic blanks, decided to use metho instead of water, evaporates a bit quicker and doesn't cause corrosion on the drill press/vise.
This worked like a charm, drill didn't get hot at all, just put a bit in the hole every time I brought the drill bit up.
Used one of those squeeze mayonnaise bottles, but will have to look for one of the plastic laboratory bottles with a fine angled spout.
Blank is ready for gluing as soon as drilling is finished.
I have just drilled my first 4 acrylic blanks, decided to use metho instead of water, evaporates a bit quicker and doesn't cause corrosion on the drill press/vise.
This worked like a charm, drill didn't get hot at all, just put a bit in the hole every time I brought the drill bit up.
Used one of those squeeze mayonnaise bottles, but will have to look for one of the plastic laboratory bottles with a fine angled spout.
Blank is ready for gluing as soon as drilling is finished.