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Default Drilling hard material

I recently had to drill through some high strength steel (Proto socket
extension)

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clau...k-Key-0001.jpg

It was a pain in the ass and a regular drill bit was unable to drill
it.

I had to use a carbide end-cutting endmill.
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