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12-28-2005, 07:37 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY
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|  Drilling metal.
Ive been able to drill holes perfectly fine when i first started out, but now it seems as if the bit doesnt want to go through. My drill press has multiple speeds, should i have it set for the fasted speed or lowest? And do you think theres any other factors behind why it wont drill, all it seems to be doing is heating up the metal then smoking. Please help! |
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12-28-2005, 07:49 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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Your drill bits are dull. Either buy a sharpener and sharpen the ones you have, or buy a new set. You want to slow it down to cut metal. |
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12-28-2005, 07:56 PM
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12-28-2005, 08:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SW, Connecticut
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Do a search for Drill Doctor. I have one and it works wonders.
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12-28-2005, 08:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY
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i was talking to AdamF and he gave me a link to this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=36585 |
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12-28-2005, 08:20 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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go out and buy a decent set of Titanium bits and slow the speed down. When drilling, use cutting oil or at least some type of oil. Your bits will last you a long time. I am still on my original set of bits from when I bought them a year ago
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12-28-2005, 09:12 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mobile AL
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What kinda metal are you drilling? Steel: Low speed, low pressure and use lots of oil!, Aluminum: High speed, high pressure, and it should go through easily, if its thick some oil can be used, Titanium you need a special get of 118 degree bits and high speed, high pressure. but yea your bits are prob. really dull, a good set of Titanium drill bits... Later, Jake |
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12-28-2005, 10:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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(This is what I do depending on the metal) Take a punch and make a set dent in the metal. Just a small one. This way the bit has a profile and won't slip and it's weakend the metal. Works for me everytime.....Just throwing something out for yah.
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12-29-2005, 07:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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Buy good bits if you plan on doing this more in the future. Save yourself the headache. Remember you get what you pay for.
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12-29-2005, 11:06 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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