Stepped drill bit was fckn useless on my keggles - managed one hole out of it before it was stuffed and wouldn't do any more. The best bits for the job are the tungsten carbide tipped hole saws that Keg King have. I've drilled a dozen holes through heavy stainless kegs with them, they cut like butter and are only about $10-$16 each!Seifer said:Step Drill bit, you'll never look back. Low and slow with a bit of cutting oil!
Are you using cutting oil/fluid, slow speed and applying pressure?Frothie said:Stepped drill bit was fckn useless on my keggles - managed one hole out of it before it was stuffed and wouldn't do any more. The best bits for the job are the tungsten carbide tipped hole saws that Keg King have. I've drilled a dozen holes through heavy stainless kegs with them, they cut like butter and are only about $10-$16 each!
Yeah, but the step bit material is just too unforgiving for stainless steel using a hand drill, I got one hole ok but a couple of slip ups with drill pressure or drill speed - the drill stops biting into the steel and its all over, the bit edge is rooted. The tungsten carbide hole saws just bite in and chew through stainless all day long and are cheaper!sp0rk said:Are you using cutting oil/fluid, slow speed and applying pressure?
Actually, the pilot bits on these are a weak point. Trick is to use a center punch to mark the center - then use a normal sharp drill bit ~4-5mm to drill a pilot hole, then use the TCT hole saw.maldridge said:Took that bit back to bunnings for a refund. Went to Keg King to see what they had. Turns out they had some tungsten carbine hole saws on sale (listed above) which are for this exact purpose. The bloke there said they use them and it should work without any problems. AWESOME. Took it home. The pilot bit on the saw didn't make a dent. How the crap could I drill my hole if I couldn't even get a pilot hole drilled. Honestly had never been so frustrated.
QldKev said:I've drilled many holes into kegs using my cheap ebay stepped dill bits. Even with a stepped drill bit you still should use a pilot hole. Really slow speed, medium pressure and heaps of lube. If the job starts to get hot and the lube smokes, stop and let it cool down.
robbo5253 said:Kev,
Did you use the STep bit for the Uxcell elements or just a normal drill bit? Looking to buy a few in the coming weeks and not sure what drill bits I will need to install them
Cheers
Robbo
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