> Just wanted to say that I'm able to drill beautiful and
professional looking
> holes with a hand drill by using one of those odd looking drill
bits (forgot
> what they're called) that looks like an stack of increasing sized
cylinders.
And because there is an angled section between
> each cylinder size, that part works great for taking off any rough
edge on
> the back of the drilled hole
This is called a step bit. It can be a VERY useful tool as it will
cover a number of standard hole sizes. If you have a metric and
standard size version, you should be well prepared.
In addition, those drilling should have an inexpensive tool called a
deburring tool. Available at any hardware store, this looks like a
screw driver handle with a swiveling, angled knife at the end. Not
only will this deburr and radius your drilled hole, but you can use
it to enlarge a just-a-bit-too-small opening. It gives your work a
professional look and is much easier (and much better looking!) than
filing. For the MOTM Extremist (you know who you are), it helps
preserve the structural integrity of the panel by preventing stress
risers that are caused by anomolies on surfaces and edges. Read
Carrol Smith's "Engineer to Win". No, really...
Chub-structurally sound but behaviorally skewed