Dotcomformat

Howdy,
 You may want to sandwich the aluminum between 2 pieces of clamped 
wood. When the drill bit comes out the bottom it will grab. And the 
thinness of the panel can mke it get ALL twisted up and bent when the 
bit grabs hold. This is for the bigger holes of course. Monting a 
mini switch should present no problems.
Rig


--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "~Morbius~" <morbius@...> wrote:
>
> It doesn't really matter... use a sacrafice piece of wood under it. 
And use a punch or a nail to tap where the bit will start... this 
will keep it from running-off on ya. Bits... any kind that will drill 
aluminum. I suppose, in a pinch, wood bits would work... but it may 
dull the bits... a bit.
> 
> ~Morbius~
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Andy 
>   To: dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 7:32 PM
>   Subject: [dotcomformat] Drilling dotcom panels, front or back?
> 
> 
>   Hi fellow dotcommers,
>   I have a list of question about drilling holes in the dotcom 
front 
>   panels. 
>   -Do you generally drill from the front or back or does this not 
make 
>   any difference? 
> 
>   -Do you typically use special drill bits?
> 
>   -Is a drill press absolutely necessary? Will a normal hand drill 
work 
>   just fine or does it spin too quickly?
> 
>   Thanks for the tips!
>   -Andrew
>