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Drilling holes for coin door
str1der:
I bought a coin door off of ebay and I picked up some bolts to mount it. I've cut my hole to fit the frame but the lip with the mounting holes is not very big. This places the holes right at the edge of the opening. Is there any trick to drilling the holes in the MDF and not having it split because it's near the edge? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Chris:
My coin door doesn't use mounting holes... on each bold is a small rectangular plate that holds the door in...
--Chris
str1der:
That's the way I thought it should work but when I asked everyone on the board said you can't buy those and I should just mount it with bolts. Do you know where I can get those or a suitable replacment I might find at the hardware store?
skirge66:
what I've found to work best to prevent splitting is to drill a decent size pilot hole for the screw prior to installing it. hope it helps
str1der:
The problem is these are bolts and I'm worried about the drilling itself doing the splitting because it's so close to the edge.