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Dave Cook
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June 04, 2014, 02:38:41 pm »
Hi All , As anyone got tips on drilling rudder holes and cutting prop shaft slots in a GRP hull without chipping the gell coat .
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June 04, 2014, 02:45:26 pm »
depends upon the size of hole you want to drill, dave..........if it's an 8mm hole for a prop shaft.........mask off the area with a masking tape including over the point where you want to drill and drill with a 6mm bit, enlarging the hole to the required size with needle files, or garnet paper( the yellow green or brown hard stuff) rolled into a tight pencil shaped roll...leaving the masking tape on the hull whilst you sand the hole to the right size.............this will elliminate any shattering of the gell coat.
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.....and drill from outside in!
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oh, yeh............forgot to say that, sorry.........goodun deadbeat......just to cover all bases.
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Thanks Lads i, I will give it a go
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June 15, 2014, 07:01:25 pm »
I have good success starting from the outside, hss bit, slowly in reverse. Once you have ground through the gelcoat, stop, put the drill in forward, and finish the hole. It doesn't work with forstenor, spade or brad point bits though.
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June 15, 2014, 08:05:39 pm »
I always use those conic grinding stones for drilling machines to enlarge the hole.
That works pretty perfect.
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