Drilling Holes In Acrylic Sheets

Unlike drilling a hole through metal or wood plexiglass sheets call for extra caution.

Drilling holes in acrylic sheets.

It is possible to drill acrylic with regular metal drill bits. The cutter bit must also be modified to accommodate the material properties of acrylic. This barrier will help avoid cracking of the sheet when drilling the final hole. However the likelihood of melting chipping cracking or breaking the acrylic is much higher.

Ensure you go slow stop often to cool the drill and always support the sheet. Standard metal drill bits will work but without extensive modification the metal drill bit will crack and chip the brittle acrylic sheet. Drilling large holes to drill a hole in acrylite sheet greater than 1 25 4 mm a circle cutter may be used. This barrier may be a piece of wood that you would not mind drilling into.

Drilling holes in acrylic sheet place the drill perpendicular to the acrylic sheet and set the drill to medium speed immediately. The chip should break off immediately. Drilling holes in acrylic requires the use of a drill bit specially designed for use with plastics. Before you start drilling you ought to place a barrier below the plexiglass.