How To Drill Sheet Rubber

If the rubber is similar to that in a tire and you have a discarded one handy you could use a piece of that for a practice piece.

How to drill sheet rubber.

To drill holes in soft materials like sheet rubber or leather first i make a sandwich by clamping the material between two pieces of 1 4 in. I use a brad point bit for the smaller holes and a forstner bit for the larger ones. Other applications include drilling holes in silicone baby bottle teats and cutting sheets of rubber to make gaskets seals and other components. Instructional video on how to cut rubber with a sharp utility knife to a specified length.

Drill presses also come with beefy cast iron tables with tilt and height adjustments and allow a variety of clamping options. Then i drill through the entire assembly. A hollow punch sometimes called a washer cutter or gasket cutter. It s made from latex which comes from a tropical tree.

Rubber processing is common in the automotive industry where holes are drilled in rubber car door seals and material is cut for windscreen wiper blades. Drilling rubber btrueblood mechanical 15 mar 07 12 42 you might have better luck using a thin hollow tube with a sharp edge e g. Most of the items might already be in your home. This will both mark the spot and keep the drill bit from slipping or chipping the tile when you begin to make your hole.

If you need to drill 2 or more holes next to each other use a level to make sure they are properly lined up. The most expensive drill presses are floor standing models but you can buy a decent benchtop unit for about 100. If you re drilling into tile ceramic or glass mark the spot with an x made of masking tape. I experimented with some tools i had on hand and made several discoveries about what worked and didnt.

Speed changes are as easy as opening the lid and moving a rubber belt from one pulley to another. Our lasers can be used to cut and drill rubber for a variety of applications. Rubber is a type of polymer that stretches back to its original shape when bent or stretched. Plywood on the outside.

I tried using a standard 2 flt carbide endmill and found that just like a drill bit the hole size was significantly smaller than the tool. A trick that a salesman for laboratory glassware told me long time ago.