Stainless steel is hard to drill because of its toughness and work-hardening (explanations here). Many homeowners and DIYers end up frustrated, the stainless hardly dented and the drill bit destroyed. This article will tell you how to drill stainless right. In short, stainless steel is best drilled using a drill press, low RPM and high […]
When drilling small holes to concrete, you have two tools to choose from: a hammer drill (impact drill) or a rotary hammer. The tools work just the same: knock and rotate the bit. But they are called different because they generate the impact in different ways, and rotary hammer is the one with more impact […]
In the previous part of this series, we learned how to drill austenitic stainless steels on a general level: which bits to use, speeds and feeds, ans so on. Armed with this information, you should be able to successfully complete most stainless drilling tasks. However, stainless steel products come in different sizes, shapes and alloys. […]
Stainless steel is one of the few common construction metals that hold up in harsh conditions. Condensation, rain, or even splashes of salt water or acids – many stainless steels can take on all of this. When looking for a widely available and relatively affordable high-strength material for wet, outdoors or marine environments, the austenitic […]
Spade bits and Forstner bits are two drill bit types that you can use to cut large-diameter holes into wood. So what are the two bit types for? Forstner bits are more expensive, but what are you actually paying for? This article tells you how spade and Forstner bits differ. In short, spade bits are […]
