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drventure:
+1 for Harbor Freight step bits. They don't last very long, but they're cheap, and they cut through sheet metal nicely. Plus they don't wobble around like a regular bit, they act much more like a milling bit.

Just run your drill press a little slower.

Necro:
Question on this I was thinking about yesterday - the 1-1/8" hole saws, the dimension is outer diameter, right?  (i.e., including the saw's width itself)

TopJimmyCooks:
Correct, and with a hole saw its easier to hog it out to a slightly larger dimension, it will not be smaller however.

extendedplayarcade:
I have cut metal with a bi metal hole saw on a cordless drill before and used cutting oil to help with the process.  Makes a big difference with the oil.   I noticed no one mentioned the cutting oil so i figured i would throw in my two cents.  I hope it helps.

I am also building a cocktail table too but i ordered my control panel pre done.  They are made out of metal seeing I know my kids will be beating them to hell so I didn't want to make the CP out of wood.

I am going to make a build page one of these days if I can get around to it.


I didn't know Arcade Depot was still in biz.  I emailed them a few times to order the kit from them but they never got back to me.  I know they are in NJ and was asking them if I could pick up to save on shipping.  Maybe they knew who i am didn't want me near their place of biz  :laugh2:




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