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Drill Bit

02/13/2011 9:08 AM

DEAR SIR,

I HAVE ONE SS PLATE MATERIAL IS SA240-304L I WANT TO MAKE HOLE IN THIS PLATE SO WHICH KIND OF DRILL BIT WE CAN USE.

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Re: DRILL BIT

02/13/2011 9:29 AM

First a lesson in net etiquette, typing in only capital letters is considered to be SHOUTING and is very rude.

Now I would expect that almost any set of carbide tipped drills will work fine on nearly any practical hole diameter to a reasonable depth. You may be able to get away with High Speed Steel drills if you go slowly and remove only a small amount of material on each bit by starting with a small diameter hole and stepping up a little each time. For obvious reasons do not use any of the variety of wood bit drills.

You provide so little information and ask such a basic question that I wonder if you should be machining anything.

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02/13/2011 1:20 PM

Anything you bleedin' like so long as you KEEP THE NOISE DOWN! <Cough, splutter>

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02/13/2011 9:21 PM

Shallow cuts are undesirable in machining SS (at least some types of it), because it work-hardens. Use a relatively slow rpm, a relatively fast feed rate, and lubrication. Cobalt bits are commonly used, but other types will also work (though they might not last as long.)

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Re: Drill Bit

02/18/2011 11:29 AM

Stainless steel is notoriously tough on drill bits, compared to drilling trhu carbon steel. Make sure you use small increments in working toward the size that you need. And I assume you will be using a drill press, not a hand-held drill. You can break a wrist with a hand-held.

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