PlinyTheMiddleAged
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The knockout punch will make a much cleaner hole. I looked around for an appropriately sized one but couldn't find one (but I didn't look all that hard). Plus I already had step bits.
If you're going to butt your ferrule to your lid, I'd try to hunt down a punch. Otherwise you'll be spending a lot of time with a Dremel tool removing burrs that your step bit left behind. It's doable (I did it once) but it takes time.
If you pull a dimple in your lid then a step bit is fine. You'll still need to clean up the big burrs, but having a little dimple that the bit leaves behind is actually useful.
Good luck!
If you're going to butt your ferrule to your lid, I'd try to hunt down a punch. Otherwise you'll be spending a lot of time with a Dremel tool removing burrs that your step bit left behind. It's doable (I did it once) but it takes time.
If you pull a dimple in your lid then a step bit is fine. You'll still need to clean up the big burrs, but having a little dimple that the bit leaves behind is actually useful.
Good luck!