Can you make a hole in plastic?
Use an Electric Drill
A power drill is probably one of the quickest ways to cut holes in your plastic. Drilling several small holes into the plastic can make the surface easier when you begin to cut it. It’s best to use smaller drill bits that are less than 1/8 inch in diameter.
How do you make a bead hole bigger without a reamer?
You don’t have to purchase a bead reamer. A few things you can use: a safety pin, a toothpick, a paper clip or bobby pin, darning needle, anything with a point that will slide through the beading hole easily.
How do you enlarge a pearl hole?
However, if you’d like to use needle and thread again for your next design, use a pearl reamer to make the drill holes larger. These handy tools come with a very fine, tapered, corkscrew-like tip. Just pass the tip through the drill hole, hold onto the pearl and slide it back and forth to enlarge and smooth the hole.
What does a bead reamer do?
A bead reamer is a pointed, round file that is used to either smooth the edges of the drill hole in a bead or to widen the hole itself. Its important to always smooth the rough edges on a bead as they will wear the cord or wire of your design.
How do you enlarge a hole in glass?
Take a really small screwdriver that can fit in the hole already and put it in. Then slowly push the hole outwards to make it bigger and every once in a while heat the glass up again if it cools down too much to push it outwards…
How big is a bead hole?
Holes are usually 0.5mm, although the smallest pearl will be drilled at 0.3mm and some larger pearls may be upto 0.6mm. Larger diameter of silk thread will pull through a smaller hole.