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Old 03-21-2005, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Rikko
Steve, think a Brad point bit would cut acrylic better than a normal bit? Back in the day I was drilling pieces of foam (weatherstripping type stuff) and I found a Brad would evenly slice a nice hole rather than chew in and pull the foam apart.

My problem working with acrylic has always been having it melt on me. Too high RPMs, maybe?
hole saws melt plastic, a brad point doesent work good, tried it, but a forsner does work. the best is a modified normal drill bit.

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