jrfuda
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I have an unported 6 gallon better bottle and want to use their racking adapter & spigot with it. Has anyone here successfully drilled an unported better bottle or similair PET bottle or object? I know Better Bottle advises against doing it yourself.
Most of the advice I've found via Google for drilling plexi/lexan and other brittle plastics (nothing specifically for PET bottles) advised using masking tape to cover the area to be drilled, a sharp bit or hole saw and a lot of patience.
I've cut plexi with a dremel before and even cut a 3" hole in plexi with a hole saw. Both turned out acceptable, but I would not have wanted to depend on the 3" hole to be liquid-tight as the port for the racking adapter will have to be. I think a 3/4" bit or hole saw will be much more graceful than the 3" one was and yield a better product.
I supose I can practice on some plastic soda bottle too.
Any suggestions (Including, "don't do it" and "you're crazy").
Do not attempt to drill ports in unported Better-Bottle carboys, because the special PET from which the carboys are made is very tough and specialized tools are required to make sufficiently smooth holes.
Most of the advice I've found via Google for drilling plexi/lexan and other brittle plastics (nothing specifically for PET bottles) advised using masking tape to cover the area to be drilled, a sharp bit or hole saw and a lot of patience.
I've cut plexi with a dremel before and even cut a 3" hole in plexi with a hole saw. Both turned out acceptable, but I would not have wanted to depend on the 3" hole to be liquid-tight as the port for the racking adapter will have to be. I think a 3/4" bit or hole saw will be much more graceful than the 3" one was and yield a better product.
I supose I can practice on some plastic soda bottle too.
Any suggestions (Including, "don't do it" and "you're crazy").