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Canc3r_Dav3
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Supalemonhaze]
#23381040 - 06/25/16 02:46 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Supalemonhaze said: I tried drills, you break tubs easy with them though.
Shoot i cracked a tub (not horribly) just using the heated blade i cant even imagine what i can do with a drill lol whole tub would be broke by the time i finished, i think im gonna buy a couple more tubs and try the iron for sure
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Canc3r_Dav3]
#23381045 - 06/25/16 02:51 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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yeah that's why i said the drill is so much better.
If you use very light pressure and have it turning reverse, holesaw bits work perfectly every time.
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Canc3r_Dav3
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: dankington]
#23381071 - 06/25/16 02:59 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well if i ever find the need to buy a drill besides those holes ill give it a shot, til then im gonna keep melting away lol
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Canc3r_Dav3]
#23381093 - 06/25/16 03:06 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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it's amazing how we don't realize how much something comes in handy until we have it. Basic tools: every man should have 'em.
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Supalemonhaze
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: dankington]
#23381105 - 06/25/16 03:11 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I have it, I just prefer the solder.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Supalemonhaze]
#23381110 - 06/25/16 03:14 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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soldering the edges after using the drill is the best. I use the solder tip on my benzomatic to do that. Keeps the poly from getting everywhere.
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Canc3r_Dav3
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: dankington]
#23381362 - 06/25/16 04:27 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I live an apartment so i have no need for basic tools i have a maintenance guy for that lol
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Canc3r_Dav3]
#23381377 - 06/25/16 04:31 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I've found so many uses for my drill since I got it, I can hang up shelves, I can make a custom salt shaker lid, I can put a hole in the bottom of the trash can to prevent the vacuum that makes it hard to pull it out, making jar lids, making tubs, assembling ikea furniture, etc.. Not owning tools is a bad place to be.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Inocuole]
#23381390 - 06/25/16 04:36 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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heh, i thought i would only use the drill i got from my dad for the holes in my SGFC, and now i have used it for lots of stuff, some not related to mycology. they really are nice to have around.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Supalemonhaze]
#23381613 - 06/25/16 05:55 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Supalemonhaze said: I tried drills, you break tubs easy with them though.
You can use a few old school millwork tricks to not shatter the plastic.
1. Duct tape the front face where holesaw goes
2. You can use a wood scrap piece in behind
3. Start in reverse to score it
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Snazz]
#23381684 - 06/25/16 06:18 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Very valid points idk maybe one of these days when i have extra cash i'll find a drill i do want some shelves and curtains hung up. That settles it ima buy a drill
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Supalemonhaze
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Snazz]
#23381883 - 06/25/16 07:17 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah, it's especially hard to live without tools when you get used to having so many. We even have this big ass lathe, you can fabricate just about anything with those.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Supalemonhaze]
#23382386 - 06/25/16 10:03 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Lol being without kitchen tools now that would suck lol i love all my kitchen shit
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Canc3r_Dav3]
#23382486 - 06/25/16 10:45 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hehe. Always nice when you find multiple uses for random stuff thats sitting around when problem solving. Drills do come in handy for monos and especially if you make sgfc's. No way I would burn that many holes with a soldering iron. Measure, mark, drill light and steady, sweep up, done.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: CosmoKramer]
#23382632 - 06/26/16 12:14 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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For my next tubs idk i might just have to try and find a used drill shouldnt be too hard to find locally thinking about it the sautering iron may be easier than what i was doing but the melted mess will be unreal compared to what i did, and i can finally get shelves up with the drill so bonus lol i have to much random stuff and nowhere to display it
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Supalemonhaze]
#23382859 - 06/26/16 03:18 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Supalemonhaze said: I tried drills, you break tubs easy with them though.
Very true but it depends on the plastic and the pressure. I use a heavy duty 1.5inch saw hole, apply very light pressure on the plastic, just to scratch the surface and I make sure the inside is supported with something. This way the weight of the saw and the pressure of the drill do not crack the plastic and I've had good success. Maybe 1-2 small cracks in the 8 monotubs I made. Even so.... nothing duct tape can't fix
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: dankington]
#23382866 - 06/26/16 03:25 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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dankington said: yeah that's why i said the drill is so much better.
If you use very light pressure and have it turning reverse, holesaw bits work perfectly every time.
I tried that once and the hole saw came off the threads? They screw on in the oposite direction they turn so how do you prevent this?
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: Kenetic]
#23382881 - 06/26/16 03:40 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I just use my 1.5" hole bit by hand. I do the outside halfway thru, then do the inside.....simple, quick and no breaking/cracking of the plastic.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: CosmoKramer]
#23382973 - 06/26/16 04:41 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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CosmoKramer said: Hehe. Always nice when you find multiple uses for random stuff thats sitting around when problem solving. Drills do come in handy for monos and especially if you make sgfc's. No way I would burn that many holes with a soldering iron. Measure, mark, drill light and steady, sweep up, done.
hah yeah, i made my first SGFC with my soldering iron. whats worse is that it was only 3mm, so i had to eye it out to double the size for all holes. too for-fucking-ever haha.. and afterwards i felt like i just smoked a water bottle.
Love my drill. hand-me-down for my pappy, twas his pappy's before him. =p
has great torque, too.
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Re: I have some questions about my monotub (pics) [Re: mupetmower]
#23383534 - 06/26/16 10:19 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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i keep seeing people talking about how to properly use the hole saw, and this technique has always gotten me PERFECT HOLES!
use the drill in the opposite direction... the hole saw grips too hard in the normal direction. flipping it around seriously leaves for perfectly clean circles, no cracks, and youd be surprised how quickly it still cuts through(the heats definitely builds as it spins, enough so that it cuts through easily without gripping and grabbing like it would the other way.)
just try it. youll thank me. and i learned this by accident :p
TLDR: simply spin the hole saw left.. not right. boom. perfect circles.
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