Grinding down the iPhone headphone jack itself... anyone done it?

Because I just got a first gen iPhone, and this is ridiculous. Sure, I could modifiy every 3.5mm cable or headphone I have, or I could just take a dremel to the freakin iPhone. How close is anything to that jack? If I flare out the opening will I hit anything?
Thanks!
- Rob

Here is a picture of the back case showing the jack opening.
It looks quite thin to me and I don't think I would want to risk taking a dremmel to it. I'd go with the other option and buy a simple adapter. You can use the same adapter for all your different headphone.
http://static4.ifixit.com/igi/RFE2Ypyx6tYoTtcw.large

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