What type drill bit for plastic.

meg72

I want to make some cake stand using plastic plates can anyone advise which drill bit I need to buy please.

MX5huggy

Standard drill for wood or metal will be fine, a masonry drill would not.

Myser

http://www.theplasticman.co.uk/index.php?area=cat&cat=13

This YouTube video should help you with the correct technique for drilling the holes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uao-sinxbBs

meg72

Thank you both so much, I will watch the video as I have never done anything like this before, I have seen the ceramic cake stands but really want to use the christmas plastic ones from 99p store, to make stands for sweets and such to give to my nieces kids at christmas.

MX5huggy

Its August STOP thinking about Christmas.

Clive_Woody

MX5huggy wrote: »

Its August STOP thinking about Christmas.

Forward planning is to be encouraged for money saving...

meg72

MX5huggy wrote: »

Its August STOP thinking about Christmas.

I HAVE to think and plan for it, on a very low income, pension credit, and if I did not plan for it I just wouldnt be able to do it, or I would be in debt.

MickMack

Clive_Woody wrote: »

Forward planning is to be encouraged for money saving...

Forgetting about XMAS is ALSO to be encouraged for money saving...

meg72

Clive_Woody wrote: »

Forward planning is to be encouraged for money saving...

So So True, also when you are planning cheap homemade pressies
you have to start early. I have never made anything like these before so I am thinking do it now and if it dosent work out I have got time to try again or think of something else instead.

Ectophile

If you're drilling plastic, use a slow drill speed. If you overdo it, the drill bit gets so hot it melts the plastic, rather than drilling through it.