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    Drilling 316 Stainless Steel

    Thanks TVP and Viktor for your helpful replies! On the cutting oil: We do filter it periodically, however, I'm concerned that other substances are added to the solution over time (i.e. parts cleaning solvents, lube oils from gear boxes, etc.). There must be some point where the fluid reaches a...
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    Drilling 316 Stainless Steel

    We have a project to improve the yield of a drilling process on an older CNC machining center and I'm looking for some knowledge sources of current best practices on drilling 316SS. Our biggest defect is a .1874+/-.0004 ID hole that sometimes ends up oversized. The drilling steps for these...

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