Drill template for Pot and Kettle

[Alan W]

The holes are located so the knobs are in the typical PCBpedals vertical locations; I think I'll be moving them all up 1/4 inch when I drill my box next week. The LED hole is undersized in the template (I typically drill this size unless I already know what the LED mount I'll be using is, and then just ream the hole to the correct size before painting.)

 

[Synchrony Pedalworks]

The holes are located so the knobs are in the typical PCBpedals vertical locations; I think I'll be moving them all up 1/4 inch when I drill my box next week. The LED hole is undersized in the template (I typically drill this size unless I already know what the LED mount I'll be using is, and then just ream the hole to the correct size before painting.)

Will this template work well with hand drilling?

 

[Alan W]

Will this template work well with hand drilling?

It should. As I mentioned, you‘ll need to upsize the led hole depending on how you mount you led. To me, the whole trick with hand drilling is to use a center punch to give the tip of the bit a place it won’t skitter away from.

 

[Synchrony Pedalworks]

It should. As I mentioned, you‘ll need to upsize the led hole depending on how you mount you led. To me, the whole trick with hand drilling is to use a center punch to give the tip of the bit a place it won’t skitter away from.

Great and thanks for the work with the template! I agree with your suggestion. I typically drill a pilot hole and it has greatly improved my accuracy. This one is tough with the multiple drill slots, so I wanted to make sure I had a template ready. Take care.

 

[Alan W]

Great and thanks for the work with the template! I agree with your suggestion. I typically drill a pilot hole and it has greatly improved my accuracy. This one is tough with the multiple drill slots, so I wanted to make sure I had a template ready. Take care.

I guess I truly am a belt and suspenders kinda guy. I really like a punched center before I drill a pilot hole. It’s true that small bits tend to wander less than large ones, but it takes so little extra time to tap some points, and almost guarantees accuracy.