mike_45 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I have been trying to find a good answer to this for a while, what do you use to drill through the resin of Quickboost engines? Every review that I see or someone using them they drill through them to attach the props. What do you use? I tried using a drill press but that didnt work out very well... Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 What didn't work? I just drilled through a resin ship's hull for the mounting rods. Drilled the pilot hole from below by hand so I could get them centered on the keel. I then placed the hull upright on the drill table and drilled through from above to ensure the holes were normal to the ship's bottom. I used the lowest speed and used a light touch on the handle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Never found drilling into resin problematic...a drill press is way too 'upscale' for this, however! A good set of twist-drills (ideally down to the so-small-you-can't-find-it-until-there's-a-hole-in-your-finger size) is invaluable for modelling. Start small and work up until you get the right size hole. "Nobody wants a 1/4" drill -what they want is a 1/4" hole" (Theodore Levitt) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_45 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 What didn't work? I just drilled through a resin ship's hull for the mounting rods. Drilled the pilot hole from below by hand so I could get them centered on the keel. I then placed the hull upright on the drill table and drilled through from above to ensure the holes were normal to the ship's bottom. I used the lowest speed and used a light touch on the handle. Never found drilling into resin problematic...a drill press is way too 'upscale' for this, however! A good set of twist-drills (ideally down to the so-small-you-can't-find-it-until-there's-a-hole-in-your-finger size) is invaluable for modelling. Start small and work up until you get the right size hole. "Nobody wants a 1/4" drill -what they want is a 1/4" hole" (Theodore Levitt) Thanks Guys, I think it is possible I had the drill press set to high RPM wise. I do have an old yankee drill I think I will try and see how that goes. And yes, I will start with a smaller bit and work my way to larger as I think along with the high speed I tried drilling with to large of a bit first off. Thanks again, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Serelle Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Mike, a manual drill will work just fine. Quickboost resin is soft and easy to drill manually. I think it could be safer than using an electric tool. Cheers Serelle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have a Dremel, but prefer a hand twist drill most of the time for plastic and resin. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_45 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) I went ahead and used my hand powered hand me down yankee drill and it did the trick perfect. Thanks gents for your time and suggestions. Mike Edited August 11, 2015 by mike_45 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShawnV. Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I use my Dremel or a good ole fashioned hand crank drill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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