Author Topic: Transparent Material that Can be tapped?  (Read 1991 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline ksquaredTopic starter

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 45
  • Helpful? 0
Transparent Material that Can be tapped?
« on: November 30, 2013, 02:40:36 PM »
I was wondering if anyone would be so kind as to tell of of a transparent material that could be used reliably (well fairly  ;)) with a tap and die?

Thanks!
Logged

Offline waltr

  • Supreme Robot
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,944
  • Helpful? 99
Re: Transparent Material that Can be tapped?
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 04:25:09 PM »
Plexiglass (acrylic) & Lexan (Polycarbonate) are two I've drilled and tapped with ease.
Just Google "tapping acrylic" to learn how.
Logged

Offline bdeuell

  • Robot Overlord
  • ****
  • Posts: 189
  • Helpful? 15
Re: Transparent Material that Can be tapped?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2013, 11:58:32 AM »
Acrylic is more brittle than polycarbonate thus more likely to crack. This may or may not a an issue depending on your geometry, such as how close to an edge you are trying to tap.
Logged
 

Get Your Ad Here

data_list