I used a good sharp drill bit and go slow so the plastic doesn’t crack. The soldering iron makes long strings like cob web and usually leaves a little bur where you break off the web. Then it always snags paper towel pieces and bedding chips, etc. The drill makes a real smooth hole, but if none of that matters, the soldering iron is a lot quicker, I think. It always makes that distorted ring around the hole. It also might depend if you are doing the gummy rubbermaid type or the real hard clear plastic type boxes. I always used the rubbermaid type.

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• Drilling holes in tubs? - 13lackcat, Tue Jun 13 11:22:20 2006
• RE: Drilling holes in tubs? - inthedeep2, Tue Jun 13 12:31:00 2006
• Thanks n/p - 13lackcat, Tue Jun 13 12:53:00 2006
• an easier way to 'drill' - okreptilerescue, Tue Jun 13 13:18:22 2006
• absolutely agree!!! - duffy, Tue Jun 13 16:05:48 2006
• RE: absolutely agree!!! - Black_Wolf, Tue Jun 13 16:50:19 2006
• RE: absolutely agree!!! - inthedeep2, Tue Jun 13 17:09:57 2006
• RE: Drilling holes in tubs? - repzoo44, Tue Jun 13 19:06:09 2006
• RE: Drilling holes in tubs? - 13lackcat, Tue Jun 13 19:26:31 2006
• RE: Drilling holes in tubs? - RinL, Thu Jun 15 07:09:20 2006
• RE: Drilling holes in tubs? - Upscale, Sat Jun 17 12:40:52 2006
• A Unibit from Home Depot..... - BobS, Mon Jun 26 16:40:06 2006