I thought i would have remembered but no i didn't ... What sizes of bits ?

[DavenPaget]

Yes , i've done an entire pedal drilling before but that time was on my school's bench drill and i already am finished with that four knob rat-ing school already 
Enough with the crap .
What sizes do you guys use ? ( 16mm pots , 1/4" jacks , chassis power jacks , small toggle switches , footswitches )
Because i'm buying cheap step bits which i think i can throw away soon after i used it , it's only 7$ 

[R.G.]

What sizes do you guys use ? ( 16mm pots , 1/4" jacks , chassis power jacks , small toggle switches , footswitches )
Because i'm buying cheap step bits which i think i can throw away soon after i used it , it's only 7$ 

If you plan to do much electronics in the future, you owe it to yourself to get this tool. http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-digital-caliper-47257.html

[DavenPaget]

What sizes do you guys use ? ( 16mm pots , 1/4" jacks , chassis power jacks , small toggle switches , footswitches )
Because i'm buying cheap step bits which i think i can throw away soon after i used it , it's only 7$ 

If you plan to do much electronics in the future, you owe it to yourself to get this tool. http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-digital-caliper-47257.html

I used a vernier back then , but seeing i don't have a vernier .. Keen , as you know , nothing is cheap here

[digi2t]

+1 on the vernier, and a comprehensive set of drill bits. Digital vernier from my local hardware store, 10$. I use a drill bit set that I picked up several years ago for 50$ at Princess in Ottawa. Has fractional, lettered, and numerical bits, (100+ bits!) all in one metal case. I use a chart like this to convert my decimal to bit size;



So, vernier + decent set of bits + a chart = perfect hole.

Whether your hole is in the right place? Sorry bud, you're on your own there 

[DavenPaget]

+1 on the vernier, and a comprehensive set of drill bits. Digital vernier from my local hardware store, 10$. I use a drill bit set that I picked up several years ago for 50$ at Princess in Ottawa. Has fractional, lettered, and numerical bits, (100+ bits!) all in one metal case. I use a chart like this to convert my decimal to bit size;



So, vernier + decent set of bits + a chart = perfect hole.

Whether your hole is in the right place? Sorry bud, you're on your own there 

I have a entire HSS bit set from my dad whom i take his "off-day" work now , drilling stuff and fixing up things . 
I will have to try to find a digital vernier , or else , i could always use a normal vernier 

[pazuzu]

i have full metric and standard drill sets but i usually just end up using a step bit.

[DavenPaget]

i have full metric and standard drill sets but i usually just end up using a step bit.

Yep , but i keep my dad's bit set around all the time .
Okay i found a seller in my country , it's a meet and pay but i feel safe because muggers are rare and i look quite dangerous at the same time 

[R.G.]

I used a vernier back then , but seeing i don't have a vernier .. Keen , as you know , nothing is cheap here

Sorry - I don't know where "here" is. But I do know some places are quite expensive for most everything.

Use the step drill.

[petemoore]

   The 'next' size [included in all sizes of stepped bit except it's largest size] can be used to remove burrs from 'punch-in' or 'blow-out' where the bit enters/exits and there's no supporting metal.
  Post champhoring the correct hole size makes cleaner finish so the threads go through easier, the washer/nut and potcase seat flatly so the threads wedge all the way around the shaft, preventing thread damage.

[markeebee]

Hey DavenPaget, just wondering, where do you live?

[DavenPaget]

Hey DavenPaget, just wondering, where do you live?

Singapore
-Dave.S

[darron]

Some sizes are metric and won't be matched with imperial, and some are the other way.


I use metric stepped drill bits and they do just about everything. They overdrill the audio jack holes a tiny bit but that gives me a fraction to play if i miss-align them.

However, I need either a 13mm drill or the last size on my imperial unibit to do DC sockets. And there's other funny ones...

So there's no ONE tool or tool set for me.