Body Post Holes In Lexan,what Tool

[gti mad man]

what u guys use to make nice round,clean holes in lexan.?

[Zak001]

what u guys use to make nice round,clean holes in lexan.?

You need a reamer mate

Something like this http://www.storacingproducts.com/cpv-body-post-reamer.html

Loads on flee bay

Zak

[Brooklyn Nights]

I use my dremel! It comes in very handy when working with lexan bodyshells as I use the sanding drums to clean the cut edges too!

Cheers

Rich

[Skottoman]

I used to use a drill.

Once I discovered hole reamers, no going back for me. They work perfectly, cause no real danger of messing up the shell, and can be used in a pinch to stab something if need be.

Cheers,

Skottoman

[taliesin]

Works a treat: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...LXDCG6&P=ML

[balongbalong]

what u guys use to make nice round,clean holes in lexan.?

either a drill or a reamer.

reamer works the best for me since its pretty controllable as compared to a drill that could spin out of its target.

[Brooklyn Nights]

either a drill or a reamer.

reamer works the best for me since its pretty controllable as compared to a drill that could spin out of its target.

I've never slipped with a drill yet (touch wood) as I start with a very tiny drill at very low rpm and then increase drill size and speed until you get to the magic 6mm or 4mm depending on what your fitting to a shell like mirrors and spoilers etc.

Cheers

Rich

[Origineelreclamebord]

I don't have a body reamer yet, but I plan on buying one. For now I use a drill and try to be careful, starting off with a small drill bit and then drilling increasingly larger holes in the same spot. I also always use a wooden block below the part of the body where I drill to make sure I don't mess up the lexan. With Tamiya shells it's not as necessary to be very careful though as with shells from some other brands, like Carson.

And like mentioned before, for a good finish on a shell, use a Dremel - they work absolutely perfect!

[mr. Rallying]

I now use a 3Racing body reamer. It's like with Li-pos... Once you've started using it, you won't look back!

[skinned]

i hold a drywall screw at the point with some needlenose pliers....take a lighter and heat up the head of the screw....mine came out perfect every time

it punches out a perfect circle....i did this with my rc10 body...you might wanna grab a different size screw for tamiya stuff....