Hi can anyone recommend some good drill bits for mainly stainless & steel please?
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A good set of Drill bits
Apr 26, 2006
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Buy a decent set of high speed steel (HSS) twist drills. Don't worry about getting a set with a low friction titanium nitride (TiN) coating; you probably won't need it unless you're drilling a large number of holes, and a TiN coating doesn't guarantee that the drills themselves are of a good quality. In my experience Dormer, Presto and CK are good makes. You can buy Dormer sets from
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Follow the links on their home page: Drill Bits and Holesaws -> Drill Bits for Metal -> Twist Drills - Sets.
Best wishes,
Chris
We just use Dormer jobber drills for 316 stainless, they key is to get the speed right , to fast and you will blunt them no matter what they are made from. A little cutting agent helps as well.
Regards bob
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