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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First rule is use a center punch and make sure to ACTUALLY punch it in the center of where your want the hole.
Second rule is to use a center drill to make a pilot hole.
Time has proven, COO (country of origin) DOES matter. US/Germany/Sweden will typically beat anything out the far East.
One "new" US brand in Drill Hog. Sold exclusively on eBay and Amazon. Their least expensive drills are made from M7 High Speed Steel. Plus they have a LIFETIME warranty !
The unproven "Internet rumor" is that Drill hog is buying large quantities of individually sized bits from well known US manufacturers and then repacking them and selling them as sets. They are not as cheap as the bits from the far East, but they are much cheaper than the traditional bits sold in tool stores !
Second rule is to use a center drill to make a pilot hole.
Time has proven, COO (country of origin) DOES matter. US/Germany/Sweden will typically beat anything out the far East.
One "new" US brand in Drill Hog. Sold exclusively on eBay and Amazon. Their least expensive drills are made from M7 High Speed Steel. Plus they have a LIFETIME warranty !
The unproven "Internet rumor" is that Drill hog is buying large quantities of individually sized bits from well known US manufacturers and then repacking them and selling them as sets. They are not as cheap as the bits from the far East, but they are much cheaper than the traditional bits sold in tool stores !
