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Old 03-20-2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyL
Drilling the acrylic, it seemed like if I breathed wrong i'd end up with a nice crack running from hole to hole to hole.... Of course, I would probably have had better success with a different bit, and the use of some lubricant. But hindsight and all...

Andy
you have to turn your drill bit into an acrylic bit, can't but them that I have seen but they are easy to make. you have to grind the two cutting edges flat so it doesen't try to pull through the plastic. I have to do a big bit today so I will take befor and after pics.

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