Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Any recommendations?

Thanks

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

LaserMark wrote:

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Hole saw is the best way usually. A decent bimetal holesaw should leave
a nice clean edge. Most taps etc will have a flange that covers the cut
edge anyway, so there is no need for it to be perfect.

Just take time to mark out the cut positions first!

--
Cheers,

John.

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Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

LaserMark wrote in message
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Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Any recommendations?

Thanks

When I worked at Ideal Standard, a bog standard holesaw was used (at a
medium speed on an airline), but a variable speed drill will be ok, just
adjust speed to suit.

Don

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:

Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

I did it a few months ago, just used a bog standard hole drill from one of
those packs of 300 drill bit type things, I drilled a pilot hole first to
get the distance exact.

Your best bet it to practice loads of times on the old bath, its much
easier drilling your brand new bath when you have just done 20 holes in the
old one.

Steve

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:

Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Any recommendations?

Thanks
When cutting acrylic, it is important that tools are razor sharp, and you cut slowly enough to avoid
melting - a holesaw should be fine.
To avoid edge chips on breakthrough, start drilling on one side, then swap sides.

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

Steve wrote:
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:

Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

I did it a few months ago, just used a bog standard hole drill from one of
those packs of 300 drill bit type things, I drilled a pilot hole first to
get the distance exact.

Your best bet it to practice loads of times on the old bath, its much
easier drilling your brand new bath when you have just done 20 holes in the
old one.

Steve


-Just make sure you don't knacker your hole saw doing all those practice
cuts :-)

It's not that hard just carefully measure up and go for it.

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

On Sep 11, 8:37 am, Steve wrote:
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:
Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

I did it a few months ago, just used a bog standard hole drill from one of
those packs of 300 drill bit type things, I drilled a pilot hole first to
get the distance exact.

Your best bet it to practice loads of times on the old bath,

What if it's cast iron?

MBQ

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:07:53 -0000, wrote:

On Sep 11, 8:37 am, Steve wrote:
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:
Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

I did it a few months ago, just used a bog standard hole drill from one of
those packs of 300 drill bit type things, I drilled a pilot hole first to
get the distance exact.

Your best bet it to practice loads of times on the old bath,

What if it's cast iron?

Then your tupperware won't be sealing as well in the future

Steve

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

Thanks for all the useful advice, a holesaw and steady hand it is
then...


Cheers




On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:

Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Any recommendations?

Thanks

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

On 10 Sep, 17:44, LaserMark wrote:
Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Any recommendations?

Thanks

I drilled pilot holes into some thin ply first, checked on their
distance, clamped the ply to the bath and used that as a guide, so
that there was no way the drill could wander or anything.
Simon.

Cutting holes in acrylic bath
 

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:14 +0100, LaserMark wrote:

Hi

I have to cut tap holes in a new acrylic bath and I'm wondering what
the best tool would be. I was planning to use a holesaw but I'm
worried about the acrylic cracking/splitting or generally getting
chewed up. Are acrylic baths easy to cut?

Any recommendations?

Thanks

I did it recently when I bought a new bath .Measured and measured
again .I then used a holesaw I got from Screwfix same or similar to
this
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...99171&id=36439



with a pilot drill in a quick change arbor
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...55830&ts=99108

I covered the area with masking tape and marked the exact spot to
drill and it went through like butter .

Stuart