Just a set or two of regular 6" round speakers. But it would be nice to have nice clean holes.
Any special kind of saw or cutter?
Any special kind of saw or cutter?
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How you guys cutting holes for speakers?
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For 6.5's a 5" hole saw worked perfect. I bought the kit with 4 or 5 sizes at harbor freight for like 7 bucks. Use a corded drill though. My cordless was dead in no time. The corded cut through like butter. Very easy to do actually!!
That cheap, huh?
Just regular hole saw, nothing special about them?
Just regular hole saw, nothing special about them?
AWESOME!!! Thanks for the link :cheers:
Armyseadooguy13
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What I used was a small templet for the speaker and a shapie and made perfect circle an then drillers big enough hole for a saw saw to fit and slowly cut it out
If I did it by hand, it would look like crap. I am not that steady. Too much caffeine in my system...:reddevil:
I have neither of those stores nearby, and Lowes has 5" saw for nearly $40 (high end name brand).
I have a dremel tool with an attachment that lets me set the size of the circle and attach a router tool to it, and it holds it as you slowly work your way around to cut it out. If I cannot find a Harbor Freight or Big Lots soon, I will do it with the dremel .
I have neither of those stores nearby, and Lowes has 5" saw for nearly $40 (high end name brand).
I have a dremel tool with an attachment that lets me set the size of the circle and attach a router tool to it, and it holds it as you slowly work your way around to cut it out. If I cannot find a Harbor Freight or Big Lots soon, I will do it with the dremel .
I tried a rotor zip and also a dremel on the holes that a hole saw would not work on. It looked like hell. Looked like I used a rusty butterknife. The hole saw takes 2 minute per hole and is perfect. Order it from harbor freight and get it shipped. Or paypal me like 12 bucks and ill go buy it and mail it priority to ya or loan ya mine.
The high speed tools simply get clogged up as the temps climb so fast the melted stuff jambs up the flutes where the chips would be discharged in a normal drilling operation - I suggest you find a plumber who has this hole saw for installing bathroom or dryer vents in an outside wall - the saw has slower speed and many more contact surfaces cutting simultaniously so the discharge cuttings will not stick around to get hot and become glued to the saw itself, unless you squeeze the trigger and bring the speed high.
No need for plumbers or special saws. If you have a drill you are set. Let me know if you wanna borrow mine and ill send it to ya. Or like i said, I can go get you a new one and send it to you.
OK, good feedback. Just the kind of stuff I want from a forum. "Learn from others' mistakes."
There are a couple harbor freights around Houston, and we are currently packing up a trailer to move to the other side of town. If I just divert my straight shot a little, I should be able to go near a Harbor Freight or Northern Tool tomorrow while hauling a load.
There are a couple harbor freights around Houston, and we are currently packing up a trailer to move to the other side of town. If I just divert my straight shot a little, I should be able to go near a Harbor Freight or Northern Tool tomorrow while hauling a load.
rexsteiner
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I used a dremel tool with no problems. Just get the right bits for it. Lowes will have them. I've cut 6 holes in my boat so far with it.
Something i did forget to mention. Make sure to use tape like the blue masking tape around the area. Once the pilot hole part of the bit goes through, spin the drill in reverse a few seconds. It will cut its way through the gel coat very nicely without chipping it to pieces. After that go forward and it will cut right through. Good Luck!!
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