Drill bit
- Thread starter Chris1983
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Depending upon what size hole you require I’d be inclined to use, or at least start with, a HSS centre drill.
I’d use masking tape on both sides, I’d go relatively slowly, not press and let the drill do the cutting, a little bit at a time.
I’d also drill in from both sides, if it was at all possible, to minimise any breakout, but it depends if you can physically get a drill in.
I might even consider taping a flat bit of wood to the underside with decent double sided 3M tape as a backing piece, keeping the tape away from where the hole is going.
The worst thing you can do is accidentally punch through or for the drill to suddenly bite and catch.
I’d use masking tape on both sides, I’d go relatively slowly, not press and let the drill do the cutting, a little bit at a time.
I’d also drill in from both sides, if it was at all possible, to minimise any breakout, but it depends if you can physically get a drill in.
I might even consider taping a flat bit of wood to the underside with decent double sided 3M tape as a backing piece, keeping the tape away from where the hole is going.
The worst thing you can do is accidentally punch through or for the drill to suddenly bite and catch.
Is the pop top fibre glass?
Erm…. Sca 194
Ordered a gromet to protect wire from cut edges, ordered a cable entry gland to protect inside from weather (even though drilling outside canvas.
Ordered ALL the drill bits.
Need to shorten sca rails I purchased and drill a hole from corner of pop top bed area down into ‘wardrobe’ as main jobs !
Ordered ALL the drill bits.
Need to shorten sca rails I purchased and drill a hole from corner of pop top bed area down into ‘wardrobe’ as main jobs !
Lots on the internet about drilling fibreglass. Boats and cars (Lotus) are made out of the stuff.
On your Hillside Birchover you should be able to access the drivers side rear panel by taking the floor panel out of the side cupboard. It’s where the hot water tank is fitted, if you have one. Once you’ve done that you should be able to see other black ground wires going to a suitable earth stud that you can use for your ground.
With the shelf void can you drill sideways into the cupboard? So down centrally into the void, along to the side and then through?
Off the top of my head I can’t remember how deep the rear overhead shelf is where the carbon monoxide sensor is located. I wonder if the solar controller would fit in there? Probably not, but maybe? Otherwise it’s in the wardrobe (that can get quite warm) or another location that you could possibly use is under the cupboard in the void to the side of the RIB seat. You can run the cables through the void behind quite easily: That’s where I’ve fitted my Victron mains charger if you look through the Hillside Birchover thread I put a couple of photos up.
