Drill Press Local to Nashua/Amherst/Milford needed

[Mac]

As was mentioned, MakeIt Labs has a drill press. They probably have drill
bits for plastic as well, though I don't believe they are absolutely
required.

They also have a laser cutter. So, a quick spin with LibreCAD, or many
other packages, would produce a quick panel.

Acrylic would be preferred, but will get some distortion and coloring
around the cut. PVC is a no-no...laser cutting that produces nasty gases.

Mac

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 2:15 PM, David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> wrote:
>
> Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> writes:
> > If you can't slow it enough, can you spray-cool when drilling plastic?
> > I forget if you'd want wood bit or metal bit for this ?
>
> I googled this and it looks like there's a special acrylic bit you can
> use. Looks like a regular bit, but with a much sharper tip. It also
> looks optional.
>
> Pretty much all my bits are 118 degree tips and I use them on both wood
> and metal with no problem other than the crappy black-coated, Home
> Depot-level ones don't really work on metal. Those go in the toolbox for
> mobile repairs around the house.
>
> > If this particular acrylic machines at all like Lucite™ (only acrylic
> > i've machined, in a prior century!), it also wants to be machined with
> > its protective adhesiver-paper cover still on, it helps prevents
> > chipping.  If you don't have a cover layer, shelf-paper or
> > packing-tape might temporarily replace it ?
>
> I've been thinking maddog's acrylic is a laser-cut thing he ordered
> somewhere and wouldn't have any paper. MDF/plywood backing would
> probably work.
>
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