On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:22:11 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
wrote:

On Oct 15, 3:16Â*pm, Phisherman wrote:

Since this is not a piece of furniture, use a jigsaw to make the hole
larger.

Why do people think that because it won't be seen it's not important?
I'd say roughly 2/3s or more of the hacked holes in studs and joists
end up creating a stress concentration point and splitting the wood.
Drilled holes rarely do that unless they are drilled too near an edge/
end.

R
And properly enlarged with a rotozip leaves no "rizers" to encourage
splitting either.