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Step 4 Working on the enclosure

For this step, I took a blank enclosure drilled holes in it and painted it. This was my first time doing it and I needed to return the drill very quickly, thus the crappy drilling job. I was also focusing on the actual drilling so I did not have time to take pictures until after i finished the final coat of paint.

Pretty self explanitory, make sure that you measure the exact locations of the holes. Then take a punch and give the hole a bit of a "head start". Next, just take a metal cutting bit. Use the highest speed, a bit of oil and drill away.

Before painting, dry fit all the components to ensure that they all fit.

I didn't bother with de-burring the edges because only the component would be touching it.

For painting:
1. Cleant the casing.
2. Spray primer on to the casing. It is best to use light coats and spray lots of them. Just make sure that you let the previous coat dry before spraying the next. If you do not the result will be a very thick goopy and possible runny paint job. If you do mess up on this step, you can always sand down the primer so that it is all even, the finish doesn't matter since
3. Spray the final coat in the same way the primer was applied.