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Default Drilling hard material

Joe AutoDrill wrote:
What RPM are you running?


Using coolant?


Manual drill press or machine with a feed?


Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.


I was using 3/16" and slightly smaller bits at about 480RPM, using heavy
pipe thread cutting oil as a coolant/lubricant. Manual drill press.
1/2 (real) hp motor (claims it is a 3/4 hp).
Todd