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Old 22-11-2011, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by steve000 View Post
....I only have a basic drill press which in my opinion runs too fast for that size. I will try some oil when drilling, hope fully that will work. If not im sure i can make a new pulley system and slow things down.
If you haven't got any cutting oil try WD40 or CRC 5-56. And start your hole drilling with a small drill size first then take it up in easy steps so you don't overload the cutting edge. You can also take small bites at it by lifting the drill up and down quickly and just letting it cut a few turns each time it goes down. Keeps the heat down and clears the swarf. ( Old engineering trick when you didn't want to be bothered changing the drill speed )
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