For the projects in this book, an assortment of drill bits that includes bits up
to^1 ⁄ 2 " in diameter (the shank of the^1 ⁄ 2 " bit should be^3 ⁄ 8 ") and a cordless^3 ⁄ 8 " drill
are probably your best bet.Hacking away with saws ......................................................................
From the magician who saws his assistant in half to the saw you use to cut off
a dead tree branch, these tools are handy to trim off excess bits.Here are the kinds of saws you might need when building electronics projects,
especially to build the boxes or boards that contain the electronics brains or
trim off little bits of plastic. See Figure 3-3 to view an assortment of saws:A coping sawallows you to cut openings in a sheet or box of plastic or
wood. For example, you might use this saw to cut a hole in a box to
insert a speaker.
A hacksawor a conventional hand sawcan be used to make straight
cuts in sheets of plastic or wood or to cut plastic pipes or wooden
boards to the desired length.A mini hacksawis useful when you don’t have enough room to work
with a full-sized saw. This can be common with electronics projects.Figure 3-2:
A^3 ⁄ 8 " drill
and an
assortment
of drill bits.34 Part I: Project Prep