Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cutting holes in small project box

From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 17:12:39 -0500

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+1 for the unibit. Probably your best bet.=20

Peace,
Pat

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On Sep 9, 2020, at 5:07 PM, Doug Braun <[email-masked]> wrote:

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Those step drills (Unibit-style) work really well in sheet metal.  I have a s=
et of three from HF, and they are very handy.
They will do steel, which you would not want to do with a Forstner bit..

Doug

> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 3:52 PM Lee Daniels <[email-masked]> wrote:
> I need to cut a couple of holes in a rather small electronic project box (=
This
> one: https://amz.run/3YjE ) - but I'm not sure how to make nice "pretty" h=
oles
> in this. It has both a plastic and metal covers, either one works for me, b=
ut
> I'll have wires through the plastic side. How does one cut a nice hole in a=

> box like this? Ideally I'll have round holes for wiring and at least one s=
mall
> rectangle for a switch. See photo. Any suggestions appreciated!
>  - Lee_______________________________________________
>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">+1 for the unibit. Probably your best bet.&=
nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Pat Ho=
rne&nbsp;<div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Sep 9, 2020, at 5:07 PM, Doug Braun &lt;[email-masked]=
om&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>T=
hose step drills (Unibit-style) work really well in sheet metal.&nbsp; I hav=
e a set of three from HF, and they are very handy.</div><div>They will do st=
eel, which you would not want to do with a Forstner bit..</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Doug<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 3:52 PM Lee Daniels &lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I need to cut a couple of holes in a=
 rather small electronic project box (This<br>
one: <a href=3D"https://amz.run/3YjE" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://amz.run/3YjE</a> ) - but I'm not sure how to make nice "pretty" holes=
<br>
in this. It has both a plastic and metal covers, either one works for me, bu=
t<br>
I'll have wires through the plastic side. How does one cut a nice hole in a<=
br>
box like this? Ideally I'll have round holes for wiring and at least one sma=
ll<br>
rectangle for a switch. See photo. Any suggestions appreciated!<br>
&nbsp;- Lee_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
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From: Jack Brooks <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:46:04 +0000

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