Wayne Bensinger
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I have question about something I've been dealing with for some time now. Just got real tired of it today and I'm gonna ask if anyone else deals with this issue.
I have a scrap steel graveyard near me and I bought some bolster materials off of the racks in the yard. They used one of those battery powered gun type metal testers on both of the pieces I grabbed. They told me one was 304ss and the other was 316ss. I took both because the price is like $1 per pound, it's a steal for steel, lol.
The stuff works great for bolsters, pommels, and guards and it takes a really good finish as well as cuts easy on my mill and band saw. The problem I'm have is that this stuff is extremely hard to drill, I mean really hard. I've tried a few different lubricants when drilling and even changing the drill bits angle a bit with no good results. Sometimes the holes actually get oversized or egged because of the chatter and wobble. Anybody out there have any ideas, please, before I just stop using the stuff.
Wayne
I have question about something I've been dealing with for some time now. Just got real tired of it today and I'm gonna ask if anyone else deals with this issue.
I have a scrap steel graveyard near me and I bought some bolster materials off of the racks in the yard. They used one of those battery powered gun type metal testers on both of the pieces I grabbed. They told me one was 304ss and the other was 316ss. I took both because the price is like $1 per pound, it's a steal for steel, lol.
The stuff works great for bolsters, pommels, and guards and it takes a really good finish as well as cuts easy on my mill and band saw. The problem I'm have is that this stuff is extremely hard to drill, I mean really hard. I've tried a few different lubricants when drilling and even changing the drill bits angle a bit with no good results. Sometimes the holes actually get oversized or egged because of the chatter and wobble. Anybody out there have any ideas, please, before I just stop using the stuff.
Wayne