Dotcomformat

Howdy,

 i'd recomend front to back, making sure you have a REALLY good punch 
hole to avoid bit drift. The exit side of the hole always has stuff 
left over from the bit clearing the hole. Use a much larger bit and 
lightly drill the finished hole to clean up the detritus.
rig

--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "shari_en_jin" 
<shari_en_jin@...> wrote:
>
> Technically I don't think it would really matter, but I'd recomend 
going from the back with 
> a hand drill in case you sneeze or have a tourettes attack so you 
won't accidentally scratch 
> the front panel.  As to the drill press, more important than that 
is to have a center punch 
> tool and make shure the hole starts out right.  Start with a 
smaller bit than you need and 
> make a pilot hole, then work your way up to the size you need.  
Although going from the 
> back it might be tricky making sure the center punch is "exactly" 
where you need it...
> Ti_
> 
> --- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "Andy" <squirrelmasterxx@> 
wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
>