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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on July 30, 2009 at 2:25am

I bore out the inside David. The box sides usually make it difficult to get in properly, so I use a bit thats far too big to compensate for the angle.

HOWEVER - Im sure this is the worst way to do it! Iv seen guys recess the jack in a metal plug that looks cool, or cut a big hole and use a cover plate. You could do as you say and recess the outside with a good sharp wood bore - or mount it on the front of the box and not have to bother??

Ah, decisions, decisions....

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Permalink Reply by Dave Onastik on July 30, 2009 at 2:45am

I like that solution. Thanks Tiny.

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on July 30, 2009 at 3:07am

Brilliant!

Damn, you guys are smart.

tinyguitars said:

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Permalink Reply by JUJU on July 30, 2009 at 3:12am

Hi well boring the inside of the box would be a problem as you would need to use a spade Bit or a fostner bit to create the rebate this means you need to be able to get a Drill and the drill bit (spade / Fostner bit ) into the box ! or you could use a dremmel if you have one , or use a chisel and do it by hand
other methods would be to do the rebate on the outside of the box or drill a hole all the way through the box make the hole big enough for all the jack socket to pass through than make a thin mounting plate for the jack socket , the mounting plate needs three holes one for the jack socket and two small holes for screws to mount to the box , fix the mounting plate to the jack socket with the supplied nut and washer and mount the hole unit with two small screws
hope this helps
juju.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Lanford on July 30, 2009 at 4:13am

I've also used this method a couple of times - just go ahead and drill the hole out larger than it needs to be, then cut a small piece of thin wood and CA glue it to the inside of the box. Then you can drill a proper size hole for the jack and easily mount it. Any thin wood will do, but I like to use the beveled "side support" wood from the inside of the box that you would typically remove anyway. On this example I used a wood burner to "decorate" the outer hole for a better look. I might try the drawer pull method for a different look next time though.
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/2592684:Photo:80315?context=user

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Permalink Reply by Dave Onastik on July 30, 2009 at 4:28am

Another good solution. Thanks Tom.

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Permalink Reply by RL Mott on July 30, 2009 at 4:34am

Dittos "what they said" , and Mouser carries Switchcraft jacks (# 502-L-11 ) with a "long" .375 bushing .

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