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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@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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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Those step drills (Unibit-style) work really well in =
sheet metal.=C2=A0 I have a set of three from HF, and they are very handy.<=
/div><div>They will do steel, which you would not want to do with a Forstne=
r bit..</div><div><br></div><div>Doug<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 3:52 PM Lee=
Daniels <<a href=3D"mailto:lee@automate-it.com";>lee@automate-it.com</a>=
> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I ne=
ed 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">=
https://amz.run/3YjE</a> ) - but I'm not sure how to make nice "pr=
etty" holes<br>
in this. It has both a plastic and metal covers, either one works for me, b=
ut<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 on=
e small<br>
rectangle for a switch. See photo. Any suggestions appreciated!<br>
=C2=A0- Lee_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div>
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