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Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

Doug, I use my Dremel that I got back in the late-1970s. It is plugged into a special outlet that is wired to a light dimmer. I use the dimmer to regulate the Dremel speed. This operation has eased

By Eric Hansmann · #92922 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I have the same drill that Brian speaks of that I purchased from him at the "Nashville Depot" about 15 years ago. I use a small variable speed power pack to juice it. One quirk I have experienced is

By Bill Welch · #92921 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

The best way I know of and use to prevent drill breakage is the chuck the drill bit into the pin vise, Dremel or drill press so only a ¼” or so is sticking out. If the drill is too long to chuck

By Roger Robar <rrobar@...> · #92920 ·

What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I use a hand drill holder, the new one is from Otto Frei and it works like a charm and their drills are by far the best that i have used. Zero drill breaks on 5 Westerfield Great Northern truss rod

By gary laakso · #92919 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I make sure I "locate" the hole accurately and well with a scriber or sewing needle in a pin vice. Small amounts or stuff that can't be laid flat, I use a pin vice but when possible, I use an Albrecht

By jerryglow2 · #92918 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

Hi Doug, I use two tools, both powered. Most often I use a Dremel Moto tool with a foot-operated speed control, as I explained in "Building resin freight car kits" in the February "Model Railroader."

By Andy Sperandeo <asperandeo@...> · #92917 ·

Re: Beeswax, was how to drill into resin without breaking bits

Beeswax available from Caboose Hobbies, Micro Mark, elsewhere. And bees! Jerry Michels

By asychis@... · #92927 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

Doug, I've been using a cordless Dremel tool for years now for drilling holes in resin and plastic. Basically I stopped breaking bits once I started using the tool. Dremel sells a small 3 jaw chuck

By Pierre <pierre.oliver@...> · #92915 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

Doug. I am on the higher end. Pricey, that is. I use a Foredom for all the drilling. Higher the RPM the better. I do 30 cars at a clip and I use about 1 bit each block of cars. Keep the drill

By Dennis Williams · #92914 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I gave up on trying to drill #78 and smaller holes manually a long time ago. I went through bits way to fast. A good drill press is the best solution in my opinion (other than some trouble

By asychis@... · #92916 ·

Re: Discontinuance of Kadee #58 Semi-Scale Couplers

Sam and Tim, Thank you for your help in addressing a difficult problem with these Oriental units. Back in the mid-80s, using draw bars between the "A" and "B" units was the acceptable way of getting

By tmolsen@... · #92913 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

If the model *doesn't* have cast dimples, I have good luck using a straight pin as a mini center punch. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

By al_brown03 · #92912 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

Doug, I use the pin vise with the ball handle. It fits nicely in the palm, and allows good control. If the model has pre-cast dimples, and there are lot of them, I'll plug a dremel into a variac

By Clark Cooper · #92911 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I use a homemade drill. I took a "Holland" motor (such as A-Line still sells for an outrageous price, as I got mine for $3 apiece years ago), added a flywheel at one end, and made a brass fitting to

By Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...> · #92910 ·

What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I have had some set backs with plastic and resin kits drilling holes for grabs and such i either brake the bit or it gets broken off in the model. Do you have any tips on how to do this? I'm using a

By dakkinder · #92909 ·

Re: B&O M55-b

Mr. Hawkins thank you for the clarification. Back to wonderment on this series of cars. Sure wish there was a drawing of the ends and roofs. The body is available and a duryea underframe can be built.

By Mark · #92908 ·

APOLOGY

I am shouting that everyone contact me off-list, and then I send two private responses back to this list. I am sorry, and will strive to be more vigilant. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

By Andy Carlson · #92907 ·

Re: B&O M55-b

Mark, Stan's flat-panel riveted roof was similar to but unlike the B&O M-55/A/B box cars, which had a rather unusual roof comprised of flat riveted sheets with depressed roof sheets adjacent to the

By Ed Hawkins · #92905 ·

Re: SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

I bought about 200 pair, and I had miss-placed them for over a year. I still have over 80 pair. $2.00/pair. -Andy ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Wed, September

By Andy Carlson · #92906 ·

Re: SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

I apologize guys, it has been a long day! Paul Lyons

By Paul Lyons · #92904 ·

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