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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Drilling Monel is difficult. Drilling K-Monel can drive a person to drink.
I had to use 4 progressively larger drills to put 7/16" holes in the coaming for my generator shed door. Ten holes took me two days. It beat me up. On top of it all I had to use a D handle 275 RPM drill for the last stage. A D- Handle drill is especially good at staying still and having the person doing the drilling go-round-and-round.
I bought a bunch of titanium strap from Lockheed for whatever temporarily insanity reason I had at the time.
When all my attempts at welding and drilling it failed miserably, I took it to a big machine shop. No matter what I asked, the answer was "NO!"
Titanium is not "as light as aluminum" but I danged near broke an 8" Wilton vise trying to 90 degree a 3" x 3/16" strap with a hammer. I turned a torch rose bud on it which seemed to amuse it.
I had to use 4 progressively larger drills to put 7/16" holes in the coaming for my generator shed door. Ten holes took me two days. It beat me up. On top of it all I had to use a D handle 275 RPM drill for the last stage. A D- Handle drill is especially good at staying still and having the person doing the drilling go-round-and-round.
I bought a bunch of titanium strap from Lockheed for whatever temporarily insanity reason I had at the time.
When all my attempts at welding and drilling it failed miserably, I took it to a big machine shop. No matter what I asked, the answer was "NO!"
Titanium is not "as light as aluminum" but I danged near broke an 8" Wilton vise trying to 90 degree a 3" x 3/16" strap with a hammer. I turned a torch rose bud on it which seemed to amuse it.
