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"The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade *Reconstruction has begun* 12/29/09
mccoy178:
I have access to a huge range of drill bits at college. The hole was just barely too small. I didn't use those to start because of heat concerns, since the artwork was mounted. After the fact, I just honed each one out one by one. It took a minute.
The Greenlee punch was $40 :dizzy: ! It is amazingly easy to use though and made a nice hole. Drilling the 7/8th" hole was fairly easy, just nerve racking. I had a buddy with an air hose blow off the shavings as I went. I would shut the drill off everytime and center the artwork under the drill. I had the drill set to a low speed, and it worked great without a clamp. Since the bit was larger than needed, I wasn't too worried about it being a hair off.
markrvp:
So the bit bigger than 1-1/8" was a solid bit as opposed to a hole-saw-type bit? I've never even seen one that big.
mccoy178:
At OSU, they have a huge assortment of metal bits. I don't want to even imagine what the cost of those are.
mccoy178:
Okay, I went to a machine shop in my town. I didn't even know the place existed and the guy has a milling machine! He's a private owner who just does it for fun! I see many projects in the future. :applaud: Anyways, he machined out my trackball circle and recommended to use a dremel tool to widen the other holes. So, I came home, used some bees wax on the bit as to not get the bit all gummed up with aluminum and the holes widened right up. Here are some pics of the trackball hole, my wife trimming those little tabs off the leaf switches, the dremel bit used, and the bees wax.
mccoy178:
Here is a pic of the buttons sitting in the cp. (I couldn't resist)
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