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quick noob question
osiris:
--- Quote from: fredster on February 17, 2004, 01:40:04 pm ---1 1/8" spade drills work the best. Make sure you have a pretty good 3/8" drill!
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Do the spade bits really work that much better? I used a "normal" (m shaped) circular drill bit, and it worked like a charm. Of course that might be because i used a drill press, and MDF.
TalkingOctopus:
--- Quote from: osiris on March 04, 2004, 07:12:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: fredster on February 17, 2004, 01:40:04 pm ---1 1/8" spade drills work the best. Make sure you have a pretty good 3/8" drill!
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Do the spade bits really work that much better? I used a "normal" (m shaped) circular drill bit, and it worked like a charm. Of course that might be because i used a drill press, and MDF.
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I think that some of us may use hand drills and do not have access to drill presses. I may be wrong, but I don't think that a normal circular drill bit that size would fit in most hand drills. However, I am sure that using that bit along with a drill press would work great.
garyh:
I'd recommend a forstner bit:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-forstner-bit.htm
Gary
sTyLeS:
Forstner bits are great, but cost a lot more than a spade bit. I used a spade bit on both the control panel and the plexiglass overlay, and it worked flawlessly.
A recommendation for using a 1 1/8" spade on plexi: Make sure you "sandwich the plexi between two pieces of wood when drilling to prevent possible cracking...and go slow.
Jabba:
I used a spade bit and it worked flawlessly. Try to use an electric drill if you can. It has more torque and greater RPM = claner, faster hole...