I want to add court lights to my interior. The lights are new and for a X30mc. Should I buy one of those graduated bits. I need a one inch hole to flush mount the lights. Any suggestions??
i use a sharp hole saw to cut the holes in boats for transome remotes the trick is keeping the cutting surface and the hole saw at the same angle and not to let it shift around i dont use tape on the surface but it cant hurt to use it and try to make the first contact with the gel coat a smooth slow cut in reverse until your through to the fiber glass the other way is using a stepping drill bit to much presure on the drill will cause the gel coat to crack in all this i guess its about a steady hand so the bit doent bounce around while its cutting
I used one fo those expensive ($35) graduated bits to drill holes for my transom remtoe. I just drilled the hole in reverse, no tape, it's almost like is just "sands" thru it.
you may also want to bevel the outside edges of the hole to prevent spider cracks. There is a drill bit tool that looks like a round wedge that will do this, or you can use sandpaper.
I used a 2" hole saw without teeth, looks like carbide grit bonded to cutting surface. It was a lot cleaner and easier to use. I've also used router bits on a dremel for speaker cutouts. I went thru 2 of them on 4 holes-they dull quickly.
Linear Mode
