drilling holes in a wood control panel, help

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taking off from my last thread...
I didn't mention, but I will now, that the control panel has holes already
that appear to be 7/8" to 1" in diameter. And it just isn't working trying to
make the hole bigger with the bit I purchased.

Someone have a trick for this?
 
You left out this vital piece of info. (the control panel already has holes in it)

you will need something like this...

step_drill.jpg


They can be found at Home Depot, Lowes, Harbor Freight, etc.
 
yeah I saw that there, and didn't buy it because of the price, lol.
thanks bud
 
Heres a couple ways to make an existing hole bigger:

1) Clamp a 2x4 or other piece of wood to the bottom side of the CP, then make a pilot hole in the middle of the existing hole. Now your hole saw will stay centered and you can drill out a bigger hole with no problem.

2) I'll sometimes keep an old plexi overlay with the button holes cut out. i can clamp it to the top and use the edges of the button cutouts to keep my hole saw from moving around as I cut.
 
Thanks guys.
I lost patience and kept the 1" buttons that the game originally had in there.
I keep putting too much time and effort into this multi. This little burgetime mini knockoff I got is a cool cab but a bitch to work inside of it.
 
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