Carpet

[ct440rod]

When installing carpet is there a tool to make nice round holes for installing seats or do you just use a razor blade and go at it ? ?
thanks

[YellowThumper]

Have not tried it but have have heard to use a soldering iron to make the hole.

[Fern]

I used a steel punch. I heated it up with a soldering torch and then made the holes while it was red hot. Made great holes and the thread dosent run since it's fused back together.

[dodj]

I cut with a utility knife.  No issues.  Carpet has been there 20 years. Getting replaced this year cuz of age. Not because it came apart where i cut it

[Katfish]

Soldering iron works nice, makes a good hole and "cauterizes" threads.

[Racer57]

Soldering Iron for seat holes and for the screws that hold down the chrome shifter boot ring, I use a propane torch and heat up an ice pick or nail held with vice grips

[YellowThumper]

I cut with a utility knife.  No issues.  Carpet has been there 20 years. Getting replaced this year cuz of age. Not because it came apart where i cut it

Unlike your success I used a utility knife and as I was bolting pieces together one of the threads cut in the screw and ruined my carpet...

Soldering iron now or heated up punches as others have noted.