The special tip design carves through the plastic not for use with wood or metal.
Drill bit for acrylic sheets uk.
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Using the right kind of tools is important when working with many types of plastics.
The extruded type is in fact unsuitable for drilling.
Drilling a hole in an acrylic sheet requires a specialised drill bit or a high speed metal drill bit modified to drill through acrylic without chipping or crazing the acrylic sheet.
These jobbers length bits have the rigidity and length required for most applications.
Hss fully ground drill bit split point 135 degrees.
This feature allows the bits to scrape through the sheet layer by layer hence reducing.
For enhanced performance check out our cobalt drill bit range.
Well these bits contain ground flukes that have a 0 degree rake and 90 degree points.
Acrylic or acrylate is available in two types.
For drilling steel plastic wood and similar materials.
The fact that these bits are made from plastic does not mean that they are weak.
Because of the internal stresses it will quickly crack or break.
The sharp point allows for gradual penetration to reduce friction and eliminate cracking and chipping when drilling in plastic.
Cast and extruded acrylic.
To modify a high speed drill bit you need to change the way the drill bit removes the material from the hole you are drilling.
For drilling stainless steel we recommend our tct drill bits.
Drill bit sets for plastic.
Designed specifically for plexiglass and polycarbonate lexan these drill bits are great tools for drilling through plastic sheets.
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Short length drill bit sets.
Many diy plexiglass and lexan sheet projects require a hole or two.
Drilling acrylic is not difficult if you have good tools and are drilling the right kind of acrylic sheet.
In fact these are the perfect bits to drill your acrylic sheet.
We offer a broad of range of acrylic sheets that are suitable for a broad range of applications including point of sale acrylic splashbacks display items shelves laser cutting shed window replacements greenhouse glass replacements secondary glazing and many more.
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Plexiglass lexan plastic drill bits these are the bits you need for drilling plexiglass lexan polycarbonate petg and other clear plastics.
