It is best to make your markings for the drill on the masking that
protects the surface of the sheet and drill through the backing. Drills
designed for steel can be dull as suggested by another poster, but
generally won't work for drilling acrylic. The real problem here is that
the grind is different for a plexiglass drill bit. The material will
still tend to "ride up" the bit used for steel and crack the acrylic.
Slow feed of the press is also important. This will help prevent the
chatter of starting the drill into the hole. Leave the protective
masking on until you must remove it.
Scott
Michael -nil-x wrote:
> Yeah these are my thought's exactly, excellent idea, what is the best
> way to cut plexiglass. I assume drilling is simple. What method do you
> use for cutting the plexiglass?
>
> thanks,
> - Michael nil-x
>
> Richard Brewster wrote:
>
>> That's a great idea to use plexiglass. I have not worked with it. What
>> kinds of saw work well on plexiglass? I don't have a table saw. Would
>> a Dremel tool work?
>>
>> -Richard Brewster
>>
>> Scott Juskiw wrote:
>>
>> >I bought a sheet of plexiglass at a hardware store (or was it a
>> >plastics store?) and cut it up into 1U, 2U, and 3U panels. I use
>> >these as temporary panels while I wait for official Stooge panels,
>> >works great. I print out little labels on a sheet of paper and tape
>> >them on for marking the jacks and pots.
>>
>
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