How do you prevent the fiberglass from splintering when drilling filament wound tubes like WIldman Uses
I am very sorry for resurrecting an old dead thread but I didn't see this information anywhere else unless I missed it.
Kramer, the drill/reamer tool (dreamer) that you mentioned, was something like this what you meant?
Starlite Drill Reamer
Is is possible to do this with a hand drill? I have access to end mills and presses at work, but we don't really have any way to clamp tubing.
Also, do your recommendations apply for convolute fiberglass as well? Or is this really only needed for filament? I apologize, I've never worked with fiberglass before and I'm trying to do it right with clean holes the first time rather than screw it up and repair the frays.
I'm sure these are the best you could ever do. https://www.onsrud.com/product/Item/m/itemDetail.html?itemId=86-002
Thanks for the good advice Clay. I have used bits like those routers to cut G10 PCB's on a small CNC, never thought about it before on rocket tubing. Also what did you mean by cutting the tow?
Yeh, they are a bit on the pricey side. They should last though being made of carbide though. I'm only buying the sizes I need rather than a set obviously. I started a build thread here. It's in the early stages now, but it shows some of the hole drilling I've done so far. The bits work quite well.Wow, a 1/4" bit costs more than a small I reload! :y:
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