[Shop-talk] Cutting holes in small project box

[Pat Horne]

+1 for the unibit. Probably your best bet. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
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On Sep 9, 2020, at 5:07 PM, Doug Braun <doug at dougbraun.com> wrote:


Those step drills (Unibit-style) work really well in sheet metal.  I have a set 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 <lee at automate-it.com> 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" holes
> in this. It has both a plastic and metal covers, either one works for me, but
> 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 small
> rectangle for a switch. See photo. Any suggestions appreciated!
>  - Lee_______________________________________________
> 
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