Drilling and tapping plastic

[Impactfour]

Long story short I wanna toss a phantom feed on my tigershark and happen to have an extra threaded insert from various phantom projects.

Is there anything special or different I need to do when drilling/tapping what I assume is ABS plastic or is it pretty much the same as metal, just go slower and softer?

[RPP]

By hand is my preferred way to tap plastics.

[Impactfour]

Oh that's smart. I'm kinda gorilla handed, but I'll be sure to take it real easy

[Ecapnation]

Tiger sharks are glass reinforced nylon

[Impactfour]

I'm pretty clueless when it comes to materials outside of aluminum and fiberglass, is there a major difference in terms of how I should treat it? Regardless thanks for the insight and info!

[flyweightnate]

A heat-stake insert might be a good option, too, if you're nervous about tapping.

[Impactfour]

A quick Google suggested that's a rather precise/expensive technoque. Would a ghetto version of something like applying heat via a soldering iron work in your opinion/experience?

[Grendel]

Yes, using a solder iron to heat stake inserts is a fairly straightforward and common practice. Pencil solder irons are also used in manufacturing to install one-off inserts or correct inserts that are not properly set.