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GAtekwriter:
Well, I did a search for Control Panel drilling and got some great suggestions, but the amount of information is completely overwhelming, with a lot of either conflicting advice or hard-to-picture advice.

Is anyone aware of a visual walkthrough of drilling a control panel?  Pictures?  Video?  I'm a brave sort, but I want to make sure I'm drilling and cutting wood and plexi properly, as well as CPO. 

Thanks, all.

Jim

leapinlew:
Not that I'm aware of... how boring is it to watch someone drill?

For the wood - you'll want to use either a spade bit or a forstner bit.

The plexi is trickier because there are quite a few different ways to do it. My first one I used a spade bit in reverse and drilled real slow. All the ones since have been done with a router.

ChadTower:

Buy the book.

GAtekwriter:
I do own the book :) 

It's definitely a great read, but it doesn't cover everything.  I'm specifically trying to figure out how to properly route out the joystick area so it's flush with the CP... I may just break down and try to find a good woodworking book, but I wanted to check to see if anyone knew of a pictorial walkthrough that demonstrates the techniques to properly drill button holes, joysticks, etc. as well as plexi.

Jim

ChadTower:

Oh, well, do some searches, that has been covered here many times.  Read through the wiki, too.

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