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Thread: Need some ideas-- Need to make a hole in an electric box that is in the wall

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    If what you want is to make a hole to feed a wire into or out of the plastic (Bakelite) box, there are several methods that would work.
    . Long drill
    . Short drill with hex drive and a flexible extension.
    . Dremel tool or similar with a cutting bit. Or you can use the rotary tool to drill a series of holes and then smooth them with the rasp bit.

    By the way, Harbor Freight sells stubby drills that go up to 1". Better hurry before the Trumpariffs take hold and make them 25% more expensive.

    Actually, I don't see what the big deal is. It's a plastic box. Nothing can be easier to cut. If you make a mistake and the hole is bigger than you want, you can glue or wedge in a metal patch with the exact hole size. That might be recommended in any case if you are concerned about keeping all the electrical stuff inside the box. Your only catastrophe is that you blow the box up with the wrong tool. In that case, metal patch again or Bondo.
    Last edited by Floyd Mah; 06-20-2018 at 9:52 PM.

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