Chaz
Member
Lets see if I can explain.
Drilling a pen blank. Let's say 8mm. Acrylic of some sort. You drill in to a certain depth - say 1" or greater.
When you pull the drill bit out to clear it, built-up shavings expand out of the flute. They are under pressure.
I'm drilling .75–1" at a time.
I'm wondering if these shavings, building up, generating both heat (via friction) and pressure (shavings can't escape), can erode the outside of the hole being drilled, so you end up with a wider hole near the bottom. Not a lot - say .0001, give or take.
Ideas, or did I have way too much fun in the 70s?
Drilling a pen blank. Let's say 8mm. Acrylic of some sort. You drill in to a certain depth - say 1" or greater.
When you pull the drill bit out to clear it, built-up shavings expand out of the flute. They are under pressure.
I'm drilling .75–1" at a time.
I'm wondering if these shavings, building up, generating both heat (via friction) and pressure (shavings can't escape), can erode the outside of the hole being drilled, so you end up with a wider hole near the bottom. Not a lot - say .0001, give or take.
Ideas, or did I have way too much fun in the 70s?