"PicoArmor - How to drill a hole in the bottom of airplanes?" Topic
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Joe1870  | 31 Oct 2015 9:01 a.m. PST |
PicoArmor makes great looking 1:600 scale planes, and I'm trying to drill deeper holes in the bottom of the planes to insert a brass rod for mounting to a base. However, the PicoArmor is cast from a harder white metal than typical lead, and I'm not having much luck using a standard pin drill or electric drill. Has anyone had any good luck, and if so what did you use?
Any help is appreciated. |
| JasonAfrika | 31 Oct 2015 9:18 a.m. PST |
Good luck, the metal has nickel in it. Someone must have some solution though. Ask the Johns at Pico. |
 Doms Decals  | 31 Oct 2015 9:21 a.m. PST |
I'm not sure it's worth the grief – much easier to glue on tiny magnets than try drilling that – the big plus of OO's alloy is that it's better at holding very fine details (particularly noticeable on the helicopters) than white metal, but it's a nightmare to work with…. |
| Bashytubits | 31 Oct 2015 9:27 a.m. PST |
How about gluing a small craft bead or something similar, you should be able to drill that easily. |
| Mako11 | 31 Oct 2015 10:50 a.m. PST |
Dom's right. Just glue the magnet on the Belly. |
| tberry7403 | 31 Oct 2015 1:17 p.m. PST |
Try a laser drill.  link |
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