Paging Cane ... drilling/cutting perspex.

In order to fit a vent to the new screen on the Wing, I need to cut a
hole in it (obviously).

Any special precautions needed?

Tape it up?

Slow or fast drill speed?

Dremel more suitable?

TIA
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IANAC, but I'd be tempted to use a very hot sharp pointy thing to melt a
hole in it and avoid any chance of creating stress cracks, but yeah,
Cane's yer maun.

 

IANAC, but I'd be tempted to use a very hot sharp pointy thing to melt a
hole in it and avoid any chance of creating stress cracks, but yeah,
Cane's yer maun.[/QUOTE]

Ta.

I wasn't going to bother, but the vacuum created behind the screen
gets quite irritating after a while.
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http://www.k2a.co.uk/data/Workshop Handbook.pdf

Dowload the Perspex Workshop Manual. That'll sort you.

 

Cheers, matey.
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Although I suspect it's made from polycarbonate rather than acrylic.

 

"All Skidmarx screens are manufactured to the highest standards. We
take flat sheets of acrylic, and using our blowing and forming
techniques combined with our 25 years of experience, produce a range
of over 2000 different models of road and race screens."

So it looks like I'm okay, then.
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That's me told then....

 

Heh. It looks like different stuff to the OEM screen, with much
sharper edges. Don't know how long it'll resist scratching, either.
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Polycarbonate is usually used for protection because it's soft and
'gives' enough to survive an impact but ss a result it scratches
easily. Acrylic is harder but therefore more brittle. Both are easily
damaged by people cleaning them with chemicals. Dampcloth and a bit of
elbow grease is best.

 

Ta.
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now you tell me.

It is fairly obvious in retrospect, but spraying degreaser on a
polycarbonate screen fucks it up, properly.

 

When are you going to start manufacturing these ?

http://www.7volts.com/xoxide_1727_16788591.gif

They're bloody expensive, i've just bought one to build in the spare
time i'm about to have

P.