Putting holes in tubs

So i have my tubs setup with no holes. And i understand that my humidity might be slightly high. So my question is what tool do you guys use to make perfect holes so it doesn't have rough edges?

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Originally Posted by WildCreations

So i have my tubs setup with no holes. And i understand that my humidity might be slightly high. So my question is what tool do you guys use to make perfect holes so it doesn't have rough edges?

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I use a soldering iron to melt perfect holes in my tubs...
~Brandon

lol... the first tub I "drilled" I heated up a old "L" key in the stove, grabed it with pincers and burned the holes with it. I looked like a ghetto medieval blacksmith. :D

I bought later a hot glue gun for $5~ at home depot and took of the rubber tip. I hear there are pretty cheap soldering Irons at walmart though.

By merely rubbing my fingers together, firmly and with gusto, by the friction created thusly, I can generate enough heat to need no other tool to adequately ventilate any container needing adequate ventilation.

I 1st make a template using thin cardboard or thick paper, then using a hole punch, punch out holes on the template. Then hold the template up to the tub and mark each hole with a Sharpie.

Take the tub outside in a well ventilated area to melt the holes. The fumes smell bad and are toxic so do it up wind.
Then using a cheap soldering iron, like this http://www.amazon.com/Mastech-Watts-...1906802&sr=8-7 that you can buy from a local hardware store for around $9 or less, melt out each hole.

even though people say not too, i drilled my holes with a drill bit suprisingly it didnt leave me with any rough edges or anything, but i did make bigger holes

Would it be okay to cut or poke the holes with something then burn them to smooth the edges?

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Originally Posted by seclark

Would it be okay to cut or poke the holes with something then burn them to smooth the edges?

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You'd have to have pretty big holes to be able to burn the edges smooth. A solder wand is $10 or less at Walmart, and easy peasy!

I drill mine with a drill and drill bit drill slow pushing in and out and it will be smooth

i used a drill with a pretty big bit, filed down any roughness, and then melted anything that was really stubborn. they actually turned out really really nicely and looked like the tub was supposed to be that way.

After seeing a tip on here, my husband got one of these:

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

He used it on all our tubs, and none of them have rough edges or cracked when he was drilling the holes. It seemed to work much faster than the soldering iron that he used to use, and it doesn't smell. A bit expensive, but worth every penny if you've got lots of holes to make.

I used a drill but I warn not ot apply too much pressure you can splitthe plastic ( my solder iron the medium end electric cone for working on stuff so it has the V shaped tipe ( were you undo 2 screws and remove the v and replace it ) I don't think it make a good one to use had the cheap ones but I burn them oout with in 3 months wit hall the repairs i was doing to ps2 and such.

Soldering iron works for me. You can also use a wood burning iron from hobby stores. Some people have simply heated up a Phillips screw driver and punched it through...




Rob

I used a drill for a while, but sometimes it's hard to smooth out the edges, so now I use a soldering iron.