Wax Paper Hole Transfer Template

By Bruce Kieffer

Photos by Bruce Kieffer

Posted May 2, 2011

The other day I needed to mount an electrical power strip to the back of a cabinet. On the back of my power strip were four screw mounting holes. I could have spent a lot of time drawing a complex layout on the rear of the cabinet, but instead here’s what I did:
 

I cut an over sized piece of wax paper, and using a black marker I drew a straight line across the width. Then I stretched the wax paper over the back of the power strip aligning the black line with two screw holes, and using an awl I punched the four holes in the wax paper. I removed the wax paper, trimmed it smaller leaving just the holes and a bit more, and then I aligned and taped it to the back of my cabinet. I drilled the holes, removed the template, inserted the screws, and mounted the power strip. Done!