routing question

[Metalmilitia306]

i just bought a killbutton and i need to route the hole on the guitar bigger. what should i use to route? thanks

[riku]

if you don't know how to make a hole bigger in a piece of wood then you probably shouldn't be trying it on a guitar.

[Bouncepogo]

please posts pics of the results for maximum lulz

[Pushead]

Use a drill press (so you are sure to get a straight hole). Use a sharp drill bit and a high drill speed, this will help from chipping the finish. Go from the top of the guitar, as this will also help from chipping the finish.

Take your time, line up the bit before you start. If you need to make the hole a lot bigger, use drill bits in sizes in between the sizes instead of just making 1 big hole on the first try.


please posts pics of the results for maximum lulz

Weren't you the person complaining about the unhelpful nature of responses on the ESP board?

[TREVA]

if you don't know how to make a hole bigger in a piece of wood then you probably shouldn't be trying it on a guitar.

:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[KH Guitar Freak]

Use a drill press (so you are sure to get a straight hole). Use a sharp drill bit and a high drill speed, this will help from chipping the finish. Go from the top of the guitar, as this will also help from chipping the finish.

Take your time, line up the bit before you start. If you need to make the hole a lot bigger, use drill bits in sizes in between the sizes instead of just making 1 big hole on the first try.




Weren't you the person complaining about the unhelpful nature of responses on the ESP board?

It was a joke it seems...

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I've had to enlargen potentiometer holes before, or LP styled switch holes.

The safest way I've found, although it takes a bit longer, is to wrap some 320 grit sandpaper around a pencil tightly, and make slow one-way strokes into the hole, into the control cavity. If you do it the other way, you run the risk of accidentally slipping & hitting the finish on the face of the instrument.

[Metalmilitia306]

thanks for the help. and laughs