Digmixfill Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I'm putting a ledger plate on either side of a 9 inch wall. A pair of old railway lines sits exactly where the holes need to be. I've drilled a few holes using cobalt bits 4->8->10->12mm, then switching to masonry for the centre. Then back to cobalt for the rest of the steel. The steel is an inch thick or thereabouts, amd It's buggeringly hard too. A mag drill base won't fit inside the web Any suggestions on how to drill these holes quickly? A hole The sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Ffs Star Trek laser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 14mm mm masonry bit. Then switch to a 14mm Morse Cobalt hole saw (the best imo, piss all over Bosch) on a 300 mm extension bar. Use cutting paste too. Temaxol, RTD, Trefolex etc. https://www.uktools.com/av10-morse-master-cobalt-bi-metal-holesaw-14mm-916.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digmixfill Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Tennentslager said: Ffs Star Trek laser For the win! 1 hour ago, Onoff said: 14mm mm masonry bit. Then switch to a 14mm Morse Cobalt hole saw (the best imo, piss all over Bosch) on a 300 mm extension bar. Use cutting paste too. Temaxol, RTD, Trefolex etc. https://www.uktools.com/av10-morse-master-cobalt-bi-metal-holesaw-14mm-916.html The steel in railway lines is really hard stuff. I had read online, before I started drilling, that trying to work with anything other than carbide tipped tools would end with me spending time dressing/sharpening the tools. That was very true. I'm sharpening the larger bits after every hole. Do you think a bi-metal hole saw is up to inch thick hard steel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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