Drilling small hole in acrylic

[Gsxkid]

https://youtu.be/VHT-3Js5RxI

 

[Gsxkid]

https://youtu.be/tysbKFowAD8

 

[Gsxkid]

That's a 3/8 paddle bit through 1/8 acrylic. I happened to be working with acrylic tonight. I'm building my sump. Figured I would get it nice and close to the edge to show how well they work.

 

[Gsxkid]

Less chance of those bits cracking acrylic as you go up in acrylic thickness too from what I have seen.

 

[JohnK]

True, spade bits do work well and they are cheap.

Note that when they get small enough (at least the set I have) they stop having the points on the edges of the cutting face and go to just a straight wedge shape. Both work, but the sizes with the points on the outer tips (kind of like a brad point drill) work better than the ones without.

 

[Alex]

That was pretty convincing and I already have a bit. Thank you for posting the videos.

 

[Alex]

I manned up and did it. 2 holes no cracks. I just let the bit do the work.

 

[cilyjr]

Good. It's always unnerving when it's a built tank. Sometimes it's good to buy some scrap and do a few holes first to know what to expect