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Originally Posted by redir
It's a ten year old thread too!
Step drills work just fine but as mentioned the jacks are a hair smaller then 1/2in. You could use heat shrink tubing or something to thicken the jack up but if players wear straps, and who doesn't on stage' that's a lot of wiggle back and forth which can cause problems.
The reamer is clearly the best tool. I use it after step drilling up.
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The best bet AFAIC is to drill the hole 15/32”. Then the fit of the Jack is far closer and there’s less clearance for on-stage wiggle!
Mine are all done that size, the oldest one has had the jack in there for 17 years, never had any problem with any of them.
The usual disclaimers apply......IMHO, YMMV etc.