Push and twist 10sec with one of these will get you the right size. As it's conical, you just mark the depth the tool has to go in to make the hole the right size with a bit of tape, and you can do many of them without a thought in the world.
Hey that's a great idea! I've only used small files where it's a pain in the ass to file the hole larger all around, but a large enough round file would do it much faster. I'll look for one locally.
Even better is a fluted reamer. Cuts real easy and a few twists can enlarge a hole to the appropriate size of whatever you’re doing.
Hmm, couldn't find any hand tools with that (except for one $100) or the finnish translation. Or can you use a machine bit like that with some sort of hand drill or handle?
Use the same one but from Ali for $1.79 or something.
Thank you a lot! "T handle reamer" seems to do the trick even if that specific one can't be shipped to me.
One note is, at least mine is a butt hair too small for 3pdt.
That sounds perfect because the outie hole is a butt hair smaller than 3PDT hole.
I'll have a look at the DIY store here. They must have these; no one likes to keep sharp edges on their metal works. I think I like to try the fine point to make very exact holes, like for those D shaft knobs that peek out of the enlosre, that are barely larger than the pot itself. No idea what they're called? They're on the Empress' ParaEQ MK2, for example...Haven't tried working with those yet until I know for sure I can get a nice row of small holes perfectly aligned.
With woodwork I learned to adopt a style that uses less of the things that I find tedious and boring, which others find solace in. Drop the things that annoy you / slow your builds down the most; those will never be fun. Sound like graphic programs are the first that need to go. There's plenty of unique cut and paste styles you can do by hand that allow for actual enjoyment. Print the drill template in 200% or whatever. Buy some old and used artbooks full of things you like and start cutting bits and pieces that you enjoy and make it your own. Then find a scanner. Computers kill most of my creativity too. In my case, through notebooks and pens thoughts and ideas actually become reality. It's just much more fun to sit at a desk doodling, using pencils, a set triangle, scissors and xacto knives and glue. Over the decades, I have found that programs often get in the way of things. Or steer you into directions that makes it less your own style anyway, because you start using it the same way every time out of habit; it basically needs to become your job if you want to make the most of it anyway, so why bother unless you can use it in ways that are actually helpful to you?
I use photoshop for a lot of graphic stuff but it's no good to give to a printer. An art director I used to work with did a lot of illustration and layout with photoshop too. I refuse to update my photoshop now that they're using AI. Plus I have less need for it now anyway.
The tool to get rid of sharp edges is a deburring tool. Just a quick sweep around a hole, and the edge gets a nice break to it, without changing the size.
For hand held use, a tapered reamer will be hard to make corrections with—it’s designed to enlarge a hole equally on all sides. A rat tail file would be a better choice.
