Cutting 57mm holes in the instrument panel.....how to?

On Nov 11, 7:09*pm, "John Bojack" wrote:
Here in the states I find it impossible to find metric hole saws.....so,
what have others done when cutting new panels for 57mm instruments?

Thanks!

J4

I simply bought an adjustable hole saw. I measured it out to
precisely 57mm and cut several holes in scrap material to check and
make sure the saw was set to the right size. As long as I cut soft
material (aluminum, wood, fiberglass... etc) it worked perfectly.

On 11/11/2010 4:13 PM, Guy Byars wrote:
On Nov 11, 7:09 pm, "John wrote:

Here in the states I find it impossible to find metric hole saws.....so,
what have others done when cutting new panels for 57mm instruments?

Thanks!

J4

I simply bought an adjustable hole saw. I measured it out to
precisely 57mm and cut several holes in scrap material to check and
make sure the saw was set to the right size. As long as I cut soft
material (aluminum, wood, fiberglass... etc) it worked perfectly.


Or just use a 2.25" standard USA hole saw. It's only 0.006" bigger than
57 mm, and you'll never notice the difference.

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