Re: Making Flat secondaries - disaster #1...

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

> ... Use a manual drill, or just lower speed, and advance little by
> little,
> never letting the drill bit to become hot enough to melt the acrylic.
> Of course, fix your work while working.
> Some water helps too. Holes made with hot objects are exactly what you
> -don't- want when using a drill...
> 
> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz

	I'd add that it is important to have the work held securely, as a
drill, particularly a sharp one, can "grab the work" and cause
unhappiness!

Ed