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Cutting Holes For Pushbuttons
hnugz:
i dont think it matters, but I used a 1 1/8 in forstner bit and put a piece of wood on the bottom so when it went through the first piece the other was there, made an extremely clean cut.
JeepMonkey:
Thanks guys. I much prefer to use spade bits over hole saws.
miles2912:
I bought a cheap set of hole cutting bits and they burn the MDF after cutting about half way through. I don't know if this is normal or not so I borrowed a nice set from a neighbor and they still burned the wood but not as bad. I have a variable speed hand drill and adjusting the speed didn't seem to help that much. The burns are inside the hold and the MDF was 5/8. I am going to try some spade bits.
Don
whammoed:
--- Quote from: miles2912 on February 23, 2006, 06:54:30 pm ---I bought a cheap set of hole cutting bits and they burn the MDF after cutting about half way through. I don't know if this is normal or not so I borrowed a nice set from a neighbor and they still burned the wood but not as bad. I have a variable speed hand drill and adjusting the speed didn't seem to help that much. The burns are inside the hold and the MDF was 5/8. I am going to try some spade bits.
Don
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In wood or a wood product like mdf, you will get the cleanest holes with a forstner bit.
Hubble:
Might be slightly off topic, but . . .
I'm cutting all the holes for my console this weekend (using my dad's drill press). I know the correct hole diameter for pushbuttons, joysticks, and the spinner.
But the one component I haven't ordered yet is the trackball. I intend to get one from SlikStik (the 3" illuminated), but I'd like to cut the hole this weekend. I know it's an odd-shaped hole, but does anyone have dimensions handy, or a graphic they could post with the correct measurements? I tried Slikstik tech support, but they just suggested I buy the trackball first...
Thanks in advance!