Drilling 30mm steel

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Drilling 30mm steel

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The red one.
Any ideas on how?
Yeah ok sharp drill bits or get somebody else - now for helpful hints.....

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Fuckit forgot the pic.
Silver is already drilled - but the red one may be a problem.

I "think" just "normal" steel - not hardened. Image

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The only time I've drilled anything like that we used a magnetic clamp drill, and plenty of time.

Although I guess that doesn't help much.
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I could always (badly) weld a couple lugs onto it - but want to drill it for D shackles.
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Oxy or plasma if you only need rough holes

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Sharp drill bit in a quality cordless drill will see you sorted.


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DSD wrote: Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:17 pm Oxy or plasma if you only need rough holes

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Ditto.
Or slow speed lots of cutting fluid.
Good luck.
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kickinback wrote: Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:57 pm Sharp drill bit in a quality cordless drill will see you sorted.


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Somehow I knew this would be your answer :lol:
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What is it ??

Yeah yeah, beside being steel. :roll:
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Camel wrote: Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:32 pm What is it ??

Yeah yeah, beside being steel. :roll:
Well painted mild steel - a gong in the making.
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If you are not to fussy about the dimensions of the hole and have some power in your welder,up the amperage and bore a hole with your welder.
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If it is just mild steel, a sharp drill and some cutting fluid. Correct speed if you can control it. At 30mm keeping the drill straight so you do not snap it will be a consideration. Mild steel is soft and very easy to drill. Mag base would be great.

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You shouldn't be fucking around with that shit anyway, you should go and cut a couple of chunks out of a tank or some such other beasty, or is that what they are making them out of these days ? :lol:
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Camel wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:04 am You shouldn't be fucking around with that shit anyway, you should go and cut a couple of chunks out of a tank or some such other beasty, or is that what they are making them out of these days ? :lol:
Perhaps a composite? Haven't seen a composite gong yet. :wink: :wink:
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Just make sure it isn't reactive armour...
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