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Old 26th Nov 2020, 10:30 am   #6
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Default Re: Cutting irregular hole in panel

Small holes can better follow the shape and leave you less filing to do. But you can't drill overlapping holes with ordinary drill bits, so you leave small spaces between them, then you need to be able to enlarge a few to make space to get a hacksaw blade through to be able to saw the other holes together.

If you go the jigsaw route, Put masking tape on the surface so it doesn't get marked by the sole plate of the jigsaw.

Other methods would be:
Abrafile fitted in a hackaw frame.
Nibbler (Advel, Monodex, or a powered one)

It depends what tackle you have handy.
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