Quoting Leon van Zweel <[email protected]>: > > Stainless steel should be drilled slowly with a sharp drillbit and a > decent cutting fluid like 'Tapmatic' > The moment the drill speed is too high, it generates heat and the > stainless becomes tough. > A press drill at its lowest speed work well. > A hand drill works best if one can still get one or borrow one from an > old timer.
Here's a link to a pretty good article on the subject: http://www.ehow.com/how_2143375_drill-through-stainless-steel.html I wish I'd have known about this before I did my VO rack. It would have been a far more enjoyable experience. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
