# Mast cutting. How’d you do it?
**URL:** https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161
**Category:** Foils & Boards
**Created:** [April 5, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161 "2019-04-05T03:11:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/1 "2019-04-05T03:11:58Z")
Poll: how did you put holes in the side of your mast? Curious to see pictures. Got a new mast for a second build so wondering!
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### Author:  [@Marc87](https://foil.zone/u/Marc87)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/2 "2019-04-05T08:04:26Z")
I used a center punch to mark the location and then used ever larger (sharp) drill bits to get to the correct diameter. Then I de-burred the edges to remove any sharp corners.
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/3 "2019-04-05T10:32:45Z")
I put the mast on my milling machine and WAM-BAM it was done. I did round the edges where the cables entered though so that the shielding slides in and out nicely and does not get cut.
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### Author:  [@Mat](https://foil.zone/u/Mat)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/4 "2019-04-05T12:54:33Z")
one hole on each side of the cut, dremel in between and files to make it smooth (starting at 7:15 here: [https://vimeo.com/291837634](https://vimeo.com/291837634) )
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/5 "2019-04-05T13:38:41Z")
@Mat Half of those views on Vimeo are probably from me! Love that video! I just got a LF Wakefoil mast. You think it’ll be the same size so I can just print your parts? Bruno (from APS) is working on my motors right now!
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/6 "2019-04-05T13:39:29Z")
@Jezza So you did like @Mat and put all the holes on one side?
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/7 "2019-04-05T14:06:25Z")
Not exactly like Mat, but all my holes are on one side of the mast.
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### Author:  [@Mat](https://foil.zone/u/Mat)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/8 "2019-04-05T15:13:45Z")
Thanks 🙂
Yes, unless it’s a 3 years old mast, it should be the same size… can’t hurt to double check though …
I choose to put all the wires/tube coming out on the same side to keep the space on the other side to store the “service loop”.
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/9 "2019-04-05T17:59:14Z")
Oh snap! Looks different! lol
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### Author:  [@Riwi](https://foil.zone/u/Riwi)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/10 "2019-04-05T18:00:58Z")
Hi!
Black dots represents your three wires. By making the opening in a angle compared to the mast it’s easier to route the cables.
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/11 "2019-04-05T18:04:35Z")
I like that approach!
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### Author:  [@Riwi](https://foil.zone/u/Riwi)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/12 "2019-04-05T18:06:06Z")
and my painting skills 🙂
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### Author:  [@s9tim](https://foil.zone/u/s9tim)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/13 "2019-04-05T18:12:46Z")
You will have to try Matts file as mine is smaller to fit my naish mast.
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/14 "2019-04-05T18:26:07Z")
That is Mat’s file. I have two masts, just complicating matters! Haha. Apparently my Naish isn’t the same as yours and now my LF isn’t the same as his! lol… @pacificmeister did help me to make a mast clamp for the Naish based on its profile, just need to do the same for the LF now. Shocked there are so many variations!
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### Author:  [@Mat](https://foil.zone/u/Mat)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/15 "2019-04-05T18:47:30Z")
are you sure it’s my file? i don’t recognize the screw holes 🙂
and if it’s mine modified, that looks very much like the first version i was using with the old 4 years old foilfish orange mast that is indeed narrower.
below my current version that works on the current mast…
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### Author:  [@Alexandre](https://foil.zone/u/Alexandre)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/16 "2019-04-05T19:48:26Z")
In my built post :
[ ](https://foil.zone/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d09fc43869d7b43f73c0a4a1088eb2d35d5963bb.JPG)
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### Author:  [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/17 "2019-04-06T04:21:50Z")
Damn. I’m confused now! lol… Guess I’ll look at the file you linked and print it out and see what happens. The good news is @pacificmeister and I have a solution to this confusion! It’s pretty rad. I don’t want to go into too many details but let’s just say finding out more details about current working builds will be much easier in the near future!
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### Author:  [@sunrise305](https://foil.zone/u/sunrise305)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-cutting-how-d-you-do-it/4161/18 "2019-04-11T16:28:01Z")
I had the same question Tyler. See thread [HERE](https://efoil.builders/t/cutting-hole-for-wires-in-foil-mast-advice-needed/3163). I ended up cutting a diagonal slot by drilling one hole at each end and then using a hacksaw blade to join the two holes to create the slot. This worked well…