Drilling Cutting, Routing and Trimming

For drilling, there are some sensitivities to conditions and procedures:

• When drilling co-extruded sheet/profile with an acrylic modified drill bit, be sure to exit from the Solarkote^® side
• When drilling co-extruded sheet/profile with a standard bit, be sure to have the bit exit from the substrate side
• For accuracy and safety, Solarkote^® capped sheet should be clamped during drilling

For further detail on drill-bit modification and drilling techniques, please contact Altuglas International.

The following information on cutting, routing and trimming has been provided by Onsrud Cutter. For this exercise, samples of the indicated sheet structures were provided to Onsrud Cutter, and the optimal process conditions were defined as the combination of bit and router settings that produced the highest quality edge finish.

For cutting/trimming fiberglass-reinforced Solarkote^® multi-layer sheet with CNC or air routers, a standard solid carbide FGR (fiberglass router – diamond-cut) tool can be used. Routing parts in a CNC environment is best done with chip-breaker-type, solid carbide tools. Routing fiberglass by hand is best done with straight-flute, carbide-tipped tools (for added cutter body strength).

Please contact Onsrud Cutter at 800-234-1560 or www.plasticrouting.com for further information regarding problems that may be specific to your application/problem.

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