Herb G
Member
PU. Plastic blanks stink like no tomorrow.
I drilled my first Acrylic Acetate blank today.
I am making a sketch pencil for myself, and I drilled it on my lathe.
Today must be a day for firsts. First plastic blank, first time drilling on my lathe, and first time painting a brass tube.
It took me 20 mins to drill my blank. I stopped & let it cool down
between drilling on it. I only drilled a little, then retracted the bit.
I stopped when the bit got hot. I didn't want to weld it to the drill bit.
It was a pretty big hole too. 11 mm to be exact.
I was surprized to get a nice straight hole in the blank, and it didn't blow out the end either. I made it a bit longer than I needed in case something happened. I have had a lot of problems using my drill press in the past, until I found out the rack for the gear to raise the table was cocked to one side. I fixed that awhile back.
Now, this might seem boring to you, but not to me.
I never did any of this before today.
I got the courage to do it from reading this forum for the last year.
If I can do this, I might be able to do something bigger & better the next time. All thanks to this forum.
So, to the guys & gals who have shown me their tips & tricks, I say a big thank you. To you guys sitting on the fence wondering if you can do it, I say go for it. Surely if I can do it, so can you.
I will make sure to post some pics of this pencil when I get it done.
I drilled my first Acrylic Acetate blank today.
I am making a sketch pencil for myself, and I drilled it on my lathe.
Today must be a day for firsts. First plastic blank, first time drilling on my lathe, and first time painting a brass tube.
It took me 20 mins to drill my blank. I stopped & let it cool down
between drilling on it. I only drilled a little, then retracted the bit.
I stopped when the bit got hot. I didn't want to weld it to the drill bit.
It was a pretty big hole too. 11 mm to be exact.
I was surprized to get a nice straight hole in the blank, and it didn't blow out the end either. I made it a bit longer than I needed in case something happened. I have had a lot of problems using my drill press in the past, until I found out the rack for the gear to raise the table was cocked to one side. I fixed that awhile back.
Now, this might seem boring to you, but not to me.
I never did any of this before today.
I got the courage to do it from reading this forum for the last year.
If I can do this, I might be able to do something bigger & better the next time. All thanks to this forum.
So, to the guys & gals who have shown me their tips & tricks, I say a big thank you. To you guys sitting on the fence wondering if you can do it, I say go for it. Surely if I can do it, so can you.
I will make sure to post some pics of this pencil when I get it done.