[DeTomaso] Cover for battery dropped under floor

Dave Londry davel at emspace.com
Mon Jul 10 20:18:21 EDT 2017


Looks dandy to me.
They probably have a chart for drill speed and feed rate.
You can't be very accurate without a mill, but it gives you a feel.
Dave

On 7/10/17 1:22 PM, Ken Green wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Think this is good:
>
> PLAS DRILL BITS | eBay 
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAS-DRILL-BITS-/261385045276>
>
> $ 4.43 	
>
> 	
>
>
>     PLAS DRILL BITS | eBay
>
> Flukes ground to 90 degree point with 0 degree rake for superior 
> cutting quality in acrylic. | eBay!
> 	
>
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAS-DRILL-BITS-/261385045276>
>
>
> Ken
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
> *To:* detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> *Sent:* Monday, July 10, 2017 10:21 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Cover for battery dropped under floor
>
> A google of "drilling plastics" will give you a load of stuff Ken.
>
> Like this
> http://www.onsrud.com/plusdocs/Doc/index.html?model.code=TECH001
>
> Mind you most of them want to sell you a drill.
> Dave
>
> On 7/10/17 7:57 AM, Larry Stock wrote:
> > Acrylic needs to be firmly backed up with something firm to drill 
> into. If
> > you exit through the plastic very slowly you might be able to use a 
> metal
> > cutting drill. A metal drill has too much ³hook² on the cutting edge and
> > should have a little negative rake ground into the tip to ³ream² its way
> > through the plastic.
> >
> > Polycarbonate scratches easier and absorbs moisture easier than Acrylic.
> > It might whiten over time absorbing the acid fumes, but it will drill a
> > lot easier, but you need to deburr or chamfer the edges so it can¹t 
> find a
> > stress point to crack from.
> >
> > Larry Stock
> >
> > On 7/9/17, 9:22 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Ken Green via DeTomaso"
> > <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com 
> <mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
> > detomaso at server.detomasolist.com 
> <mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>> wrote:
> >
> >>    I want to make a plastic material to make a cover to go over the
> >>    battery.  I tried plexiglass, but when I tried to drill holes in 
> it, it
> >>    cracked.  I think I need to use polycarbonate (i.e., Lexan).  I 
> think I
> >>    want 3/16 clear, is there any reason to not use polycarbonate?  
> I like
> >>    to see things versus hiding them.
> >>    Ken
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   Looks dandy to me.
   They probably have a chart for drill speed and feed rate.
   You can't be very accurate without a mill, but it gives you a feel.
   Dave

   On 7/10/17 1:22 PM, Ken Green wrote:

   Hi Dave,
   Think this is good:
   [1]PLAS DRILL BITS | eBay
   $ 4.43

                                 [ebay.png]

                           PLAS DRILL BITS | eBay

   Flukes ground to 90 degree point with 0 degree rake for superior
   cutting quality in acrylic. | eBay!

   Ken
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Dave Londry [2]<davel at emspace.com>
   To: [3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 10:21 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cover for battery dropped under floor
   A google of "drilling plastics" will give you a load of stuff Ken.
   Like this
   [4]http://www.onsrud.com/plusdocs/Doc/index.html?model.code=TECH001
   Mind you most of them want to sell you a drill.
   Dave
   On 7/10/17 7:57 AM, Larry Stock wrote:
   > Acrylic needs to be firmly backed up with something firm to drill
   into. If
   > you exit through the plastic very slowly you might be able to use a
   metal
   > cutting drill. A metal drill has too much ^3hook^2 on the cutting
   edge and
   > should have a little negative rake ground into the tip to ^3ream^2
   its way
   > through the plastic.
   >
   > Polycarbonate scratches easier and absorbs moisture easier than
   Acrylic.
   > It might whiten over time absorbing the acid fumes, but it will drill
   a
   > lot easier, but you need to deburr or chamfer the edges so it can^1t
   find a
   > stress point to crack from.
   >
   > Larry Stock
   >
   > On 7/9/17, 9:22 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Ken Green via DeTomaso"
   > <[5]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
   > [6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   >
   >>    I want to make a plastic material to make a cover to go over the
   >>    battery.  I tried plexiglass, but when I tried to drill holes in
   it, it
   >>    cracked.  I think I need to use polycarbonate (i.e., Lexan).  I
   think I
   >>    want 3/16 clear, is there any reason to not use polycarbonate?  I
   like
   >>    to see things versus hiding them.
   >>    Ken
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