Type of wallplug for acrylic

[Sally27]

Hi,

I am installing a shower holder to acrylic and was wondering what type of plugs I would need. I tried drilling a 6mm hole but the acrylic is splitting and when tapping the plug in, the acrylic is splitting around the edges. Thanks.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I'd think you want to make sure the hole in the acrylic is bigger than the plug end.

 

[foxhole]

Are you using a HSS bit to start , hole looks to be damaged by wrong bit.Whats behind? Too little info .

 

[opps]

Did the chuck of the drill hit the acrylic as you were drilling?

Which nylon plug are you using? And which/what drill bit did you use?

As per @foxhole 's post, you need to provide more info for others to help you.

 

[Burnerman]

Start with a much smaller (3mm) HSS jobber drill and work up from that.
A 6mm plug will need a 6mm hole, and don’t use a screw that is too big in diameter!
John