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JonnyBoy:
Yeah, I used a big 3 inch forstner bit to drill my fan holes. They're nice and cut well, but are near impossible to sharpen once they dull, not to mention expensive.
DrewKaree:

--- Quote from: JonnyBoy on December 16, 2005, 09:41:40 pm ---Yeah, I used a big 3 inch forstner bit to drill my fan holes. They're nice and cut well, but are near impossible to sharpen once they dull, not to mention expensive.

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Take them to a woodworking shop or to someone who sharpens saw blades.  They're actually rather easy to sharpen if you have the right tools or a jig to do so.  What part are you speaking of when you refer to sharpening?  I've done several because it's expensive for the shop to do 'em, and never thought it was hard, not even the first time I did it ???

For cheap versions, see

www.grizzly.com 
www.harborfreight.com

For what you'll use 'em for, they've got the price you need.  Also, woodsmith seemed to have pretty decent prices (for a forstner bit, that is) for their low-end forstners.  I picked up a 3" for $16 to make some cupholders in a project I had.
JustMichael:
RayB, which Radio Shack buttons?  I am using #275-1547 for admin buttons and I drilled the correct size hole partway in from the top to make a hole the button sits in.  I then drilled a smaller hole from the bottom to let the wires out but not big enough to let the button go through.
RayB:

--- Quote from: JustMichael on December 17, 2005, 03:08:53 am ---RayB, which Radio Shack buttons?
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JonnyBoy:
I was just going buy what some guy at work told me about them. He said after the first time you sharpen them they get harder and harder to sharpen well. I guess that's what I get for listening to a know-it-all egomaniac from work.
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