[Shop-talk] Cutting holes in small project box

[Jack Brooks]

+2 for the step drill.  I kicked my self when I finally bought some (the HF set of three).  Why did I wait so long?

Jack

From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Pat Horne
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:13 PM
To: Doug Braun <doug at dougbraun.com>
Cc: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cutting holes in small project box

+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<mailto: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<mailto: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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