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Exactly as Ron said! I bought this set of hole cutters from Screwfix and they've proved most useful. Very sharp and a good range of sizes. As Ron says, make sure you set your drill speed to suit the cutters and tape everything (I always do both sides) before cutting. There are two branches of Screwfix in Cardiff. I normally buy/reserve on line and collect the following day. Good luck fella.
I use lip and spur bits - for example the following
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Spot-20135-Piece-Drill/dp/B000LP9XAW
more expensive ones are available - worth getting a decent set and keeping them only for jobs that need to be really clean with no second chances.
(also what I use for drilling thin sheet metal - I keep a separate set for that)
Also you want to have good control of the drill and it's cutting rate. Where possible I use a drill stand.
For big holes - and for f-holes - I drill a small pilot hole and then cut with a coping saw.
I also have used tape. I recommend what I'd describe as drafting tape (that's what I know it as because that's what I first heard it described as years ago when I worked in a drawing office) - it comes in a roll a bit like sellotape but it's a sort of whitish translucent colour and it has a matt finish you can write or draw on. So when I'm sawing f-holes I can draw an outline on the tape as a guide.
this is what you want, they work great, perfectly round holes every time! (-:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-Hole-Saw-Tooth-HSS-Steel-Holesaw-Dril...
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