[Boatanchors] Chassis Mechanical Question

[Bill Cromwell]

On 02/14/2014 01:43 PM, Kenneth Grimm wrote:
> Hole saws are OK for thin metal, provided, as Garey said, you have a drill
> press.  For cutting perfect sized holes in a 1/4 in aluminum front panel
> for 4 1/2 in Simpson Wide Vue meters in my home brew amp, nothing worked as
> easily as a fly cutter in a drill press.  For most jobs in thin aluminum,
> pvc, and other materials, I use the stepped drills from Harbor Freight.
> http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=stepped+drill+bits
>
> 73,
>
>
Hi Ken,

Hole saws are even more okay if you don't have the heavy hardware. They 
don't cut "perfect size holes in sheet aluminum or even in sheet steel. 
That's why I cut them *undersize* and finish out with the files. If I 
did have a machine shop I would be to busy to play with making radios.

73,

Bill  KU8H