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Drill Cable Holes & Install Power Strip

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What happens here

Integrate cable management by drilling strategically placed holes for power cords. For each cubby or shelf containing electronics, use a drill with a large diameter bit to create a hole on the back or side panel. To prevent tear-out on the plywood, clamp a scrap piece of wood (backer board) to the opposite side of where the drill bit will exit. This creates a clean hole. After drilling all necessary holes, install a 6-port power strip on the back of the cabinet using screws and its built-in keyholes, ensuring it is easily accessible.

Goal: Create cable access points and centralize power with an installed power strip.

Tools and materials

  • 6-Port Power Strip — Providing multiple power outlets for devices
  • Clamps — Securing a backer board when drilling
  • Cordless Drill DeWalt — Drilling cable holes and installing screws for the power strip
  • Large Drill Bits / Hole Saws — Creating cable pass-through holes
  • Scrap Wood Piece — Preventing tear-out when drilling holes
  • Screws — Mounting the power strip

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piece of material to apply it with now it's time to address the problem with the technology and the cables every piece of technology that have a cubby or a Shelf has a power cable now to make sure that we create a hole and prevent any kind of tear outs or blowouts in the plywood we have to create a backer to it so all a backer is is really grabbing any kind of scrap piece of wood clamping it down on the opposing side that you will be coming in so if the drill bits coming from the back we'll need a backer on the front and vice versa after all the power holes were drilled I installed a six Port power strip on the back of this cabinet using screws and the included built-in key holes that it slides onto kind of like a wall mount

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