Enlarging holes?

[beandip]

How do you enlarge a hole in a pickguard to fit a different size pot? I've always used a soldering iron, just stuck it all the way though, then cleaned up using a dremel, but I wanted to know if theres a less stinky way of doing it.

 

[stratsandaks]

Re: Enlarging holes?

I've always used a drill bit.

 

[mrid]

Re: Enlarging holes?

How do you enlarge a hole in a pickguard to fit a different size pot? I've always used a soldering iron, just stuck it all the way though, then cleaned up using a dremel, but I wanted to know if theres a less stinky way of doing it.

LOL! I just use the dremel to widen the hole. :laugh2: Bypass the soldering iron completely, and avoid those nasty fumes. :laugh2:

 

[Indie P Bass]

Re: Enlarging holes?

I actually only had to do this once... on my epiphone and all I did was take a pocket knife that got wider from the tip, put it in and twisted it till it made a 1/4" hole. It worked and didn't leave it looking ugly, either. I was happy with the results.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Enlarging holes?

A countersink (Cleanup with a small rat-tailed file) is IMO the most professional way to do it (and therefore the way I do it)

Althouzgh why I´ve never tried my peghole reamer is a good question, they seem almost predestined for this...

 

[BluesNRock87]

Re: Enlarging holes?

i used a combo of the soldering iron pocket knife. u get some nasty fumes, but it works...

 

[Ken]

Re: Enlarging holes?

I'd use the peghole reamer and if necessary, smooth it out with the rat-tail file.

 

[Fritz6]

Re: Enlarging holes?

Is the peghole reamer a drill bit?

 

[LesStrat]

Re: Enlarging holes?

LOL! I just use the dremel to widen the hole. :laugh2: Bypass the soldering iron completely, and avoid those nasty fumes. :laugh2:

Beat me to it!

 

[Ken]

Re: Enlarging holes?

Is the peghole reamer a drill bit?

No.

A reamer will look a bit like a drill bit, but has an expanding taper up towards the handle. It doesn't have the "turns" of a drill bit either, the blades don't wrap around as much. It essentially looks like a hand-held drill bit, I suppose.