For my rotary phase converter, I want to install an electrical box to take in incoming electrical wire and to install two pushbutton switches on it.
Just a little more detail. The electrical box from home depot will be mounted on outside. I will punch out a hole in the side for incoming electcical cable that will then go into the back of the box iinto the inside of my RPC.
The electrical box will be covered by a solid, "blind" standard cover. I will drill two 1/2" holes in the cover to accommodate my pushbutton switches that I salvaged from some equipment earlier. One switch (NO) will be the start switch and the NC switch will be the stop switch.
The issue is, how do I drill big holes in small plate. I cannot simply fixate it in my vise, because it would bend. I cannot drill 1/2" holes and hold the plate with pliers, I know that it is unsafe. Help me resolve this quandary. I have a regular floor drill press.
Maybe I will drill a small hole with my DP, holding the cover with pliers, and then would mount the plate in my bench vise and use a hand drill.
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