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2014/05/11 21:10:42
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Superior Stormvermin
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I'm looking to get a dremel for drilling out my space marine gun barrels.... is 15000-30000 RPM safe to use on GW plastic models
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2014/05/11 21:13:42
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Don't do it! The plastic will melt due to the high rpm. Do it in your own
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2014/05/11 21:14:15
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Savage Khorne Berserker Biker
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dsmith10 wrote:I'm looking to get a dremel for drilling out my space marine gun barrels.... is 15000-30000 RPM safe to use on GW plastic models
It's safe but, I would go slow or buy a mini hand drill. Dremels might be a bit to fast /high torque for the job.
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2014/05/11 21:15:23
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Colonel
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A standard Dremel will destroy something as fiddly as a marine bolter.
Get a hand drill or pin vice and do it manually, it is much easier than using a Dremel.
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2014/05/11 21:18:52
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Ship's Officer
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Listen to the advice given, get yourself a hand drill, they usually comes with variety of drill bits to your needs.
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2014/05/11 21:22:59
Subject: Re:Drilling gun barrels
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Superior Stormvermin
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Ok, thanks guys. That's what I thought anyway but the tool in question was cheap and had reviews saying it was good for plastic, but I care too much about my marines to risk that, hand drill it is.
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2014/05/11 21:38:07
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Witch Hunter in the Shadows
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Yeah mate, you will get good use out of a hand drill . Grab yourself a bunch of different sizes of drill bits too.
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2014/05/12 09:05:16
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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I bought a cheap 10.8v cordless drill - still too fast for bolter barrels
I still use it for them though 
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2014/05/12 09:11:22
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Huge Hierodule
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I do it by hand, hobby drill bit set + GW hand operated/held drill.
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2014/05/12 09:52:53
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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As stated: DONT USE A DREMEL ON PLASTIC!! 
Pin vices are the tool for the job or a Tamiya Hobby Drill if you have allot to do - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tamiya-74041-Electric-Handy-Drill/dp/B000J46WZ4
It's a nice little model kit in itself but it is a true king of hobby tools. Its the sole reason I have magnetised my FoW stuff as it makes doing allot of small diameter accurate holes easy.
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2014/05/12 12:54:03
Subject: Re:Drilling gun barrels
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Nurgle Predator Driver with an Infestation
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I agree with the rest about using a Dremel. Just don't do it.
Hand drills will work just fine but make sure it has variable speeds. That means you control the speed of the drill rather than the drill going on or off at full speed(like a Dremel).
Good luck
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2014/05/12 15:37:57
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Huge Hierodule
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Also, get yourself a steel scribe. You use it to make a small pilot hole, which will not only be more accurate, but will make the rest of the drilling easier.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/05/12 15:38:24
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2014/05/12 15:54:10
Subject: Re:Drilling gun barrels
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Brigadier General
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A mini handbill is hood enough. Dermal is a bit too much...
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2014/05/12 18:26:06
Subject: Drilling gun barrels
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Water-Caste Negotiator
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The new hand drill GW put out is pretty good. the drill bits are perfectly sized as well
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