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What tool(s) do you use for drilling button holes?
mr.Curmudgeon:
IMHO, Paddle bit is the best. The hole saw made my MDF smell like a dookit. It burns the wood (more surface area rubbing on the inside of the hole), and it's been almost impossible to get rid of the smell.
mrC
hypernova:
I loved my forstner when I used it.
deadkenndys1105:
I use a a 1 1/2" spade bit for my buttons and a 1" spade for my joystick. For the joy you can go bigger or smaller. As long as you can move you joystick fine and you boot fuly covers the hole you should be fine.
Kremmit:
Me likey the Forstner for wood, and the Greenlee punch for metal.
struby:
I don't know if anyone said this, but I think I am going to use my grandfather's drill press, I would think a drillpress would be best for straighter more even holes.