Cutting thin board

soup · 2016-05-08T13:14:06+00:00

I have to put electrical socket access holes in a backboard of a piece of furniture. I am not there just now so can't measure or anything but the board is the type on the back of chests of drawers etc to complete the look and to help try to prevent dust build up at the back. The furniture will be positioned in front of the sockets and screwed to the wall (to prevent tipping) so can't really be moved to access these sockets . Does anyone have a favourite method for cutting holes in this stuff (at a guess 1/64th of an inch fibre board)?

May 08, 2016 22 Replies

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newshound 10 years ago

Agreed. And worth spending a bit more on a nice one with good speed control and adjustable "pendulum" action.

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Dave Plowman (News) 10 years ago

Other think to look for is easy blade change. I use mine for cutting ally too - so am forever swapping blades.

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newshound 10 years ago

Good point. The Bosch one is nice.

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