HELP fast! PLEXIGLASS question.

[EliteConcept]

Hey ya'll
i need some quick help about PLEXIGLASS
i'm having my friend build a custom box for me...and i want to include just a plexiglass amp rack covering on part of it and the other half will be the subwoofer box sealed off from the rest.

I went to lowes to check out plexiglass prices and thickness and what not, so anyways i find that the only thickness they can custom cut for me is 1/8 of an inch.....
i wanted a bit thicker but i gotta take what i can get.

Can i drill through the 1/8 plexiglass so i can make my screw mounting holes????.... someone said to use a "tile/glass drill bit" of which i already have one....

i need to know if i can so i know it'll be cool to include it for the box, or if i need to forget about it and not include it.

thanks for your help


ryan

 

[zensius]

You can use any drill bit you want. Just go slow so you don't melt it.

 

[EliteConcept]

arite very cool
thanks for the fast response !!!!

 

[Robb]

spray it with wd-40 (or equal) as drilling to keep it cool. probably better to use an old, worn out bit, instead of a new one which will grab too much and crack the plexiglass

 

[EliteConcept]

well my dad just told me that he has a "tile flooring drill bit." he used it to make holes in floor tiles i think he said....
i might use that just because floor tile is pretty fragile to begin with and i'll spray wd-40 on is as i go...

sound like a plan ya'll?

 

[zensius]

I's use a wood bit personally. A tile cutting bit (if it's not a masonary bit) has only two cutting faces which might increase the chances of chacking the plastic. Just use a wood bit and go slow.