suggestions for holes in bed frame.

[Travelover]

I also use an arc welder to plunge holes in hardened metal. I do this with "T" posts, too.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

My experience has shown that some bed rails are a LOT harder than others. I've had some that no matter what I do to them, I can't drill.

 

[kjung17]

If you're trying to work a piece of hard metal, heat it until it's cherry red and let cool. Do not quench. That will remove the temper. Re-tempering is a little more tricky.

 

[JohninCT]

Get yourself a set of bits from Bad Dog Tools
Bad Dog Tools > Home

Drilling thru a file
YouTube - Re: Baddog Tools Put to the Test

 

[2manyrocks]

I think there has been a similar thread on this before.

I gave up and try to figure out how to get by with only welds. Sometimes, the metal is brittle to the point that it breaks at the welds.

It's curious to me how there are so many cheap, fabricated metal gizmos that come out of China when I can't even buy the raw steel at the same cost to make the same thing. And where do the Chinese get the same orange paint for everything?

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Get yourself a set of bits from Bad Dog Tools
Bad Dog Tools > Home

Drilling thru a file
YouTube - Re: Baddog Tools Put to the Test

Way cool.

I want.

 

[PutnamVictor]

I think there has been a similar thread on this before.

I gave up and try to figure out how to get by with only welds. Sometimes, the metal is brittle to the point that it breaks at the welds.

It's curious to me how there are so many cheap, fabricated metal gizmos that come out of China when I can't even buy the raw steel at the same cost to make the same thing. And where do the Chinese get the same orange paint for everything?

So true.

So funny!

 

[sal64]

files are casehardend just the outer shell is hard about .015 deep, that can be drilled with any good cobalt drill, also that drill is shot after drilling that file,lets see them drill a berrin race. in my oppinion.

 

[jimmysisson]

Can't see why drilling a bearing race is a test of a bit. Most folks drill only mild steel (and bed frames) and other relatively soft metals. I'll have to try drilling a file - never did. Maybe they're not as hard to drill as I imagine? In the vid the drill speed was 'way higher than I'd have thought right.
Jim

 

[chip_laugal]

I have drilled bed frame angle iron with a carbide masonry drill that I sharpened like a normal drill. To sharpen the carbide drill I use a "green" grinding wheel and grind the point the same as a normal drill. It drills fine, lasts a long time, and the drills are cheap to buy.
Chip