Tips For Drilling Stainless Steel
"Tips" does not denote authoritative last-word instructions, rather ideas that help folks who are first timers or frustrated second timers. Very expensive made-in-USA (Germany / Sweden) drills are ...
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Housted wrote:
One other thing to consider after drilling. If you use a stainless bolt and nut you need to put some anti-sieze on the bolt because stainless will sieze and weld it self if both nut and bolt are clean. Don't ask me how I know!!!
Yes - Very important
This phenomenon is known as Galling, it is caused by the heat pressure and friction.
If you have ever tried grinding stainless you will notice the metal doesn't shear off cleanly as carbon steel does, some of the metal will just move in the direction it is being ground .
