may be a bit misunderstood, but i was asking about the cutter itself rather than the machine im using, i have a mill with a DRO, just need to know whether to use an annular cutter or a drill to get the quickest and most accurate hole possible.
With 700 holes the table may be large enough that getting to the middle of the table may be too big of a reach unless you have access to a large mill or radial drill. Hope you have considered that...
hello all,
now i know that this question has probably been asked before, maybe not, i dunno there is 7000 discussions here so im asking again.
I need to drill a 16mm or 5/8 inch hole in 16mm steel plate. Simple hey? The catch is i need to drill about 700 of them. So how should i go about it? Its for a fixture welding table much like the build pro ones and i have access to a mill with a DRO so i will set it out on that, i just need to know what cutting tool to use.
here are the options
1) HSS or Cobalt drill bit
2) Annular or broach cutter
3) please specify.
I originally thought an annular cutter but when talking to my school teacher he said "your drilling holes so use a drill bit". My concern is how long the drill bit will last, althought it may be a bit more accurate
than the annular cutter. My teacher also thought that annular cutters are slow. Ive never used an annular cutter only drill bits and they arnt exactly that efficient. Please leave your opinions it would be greatly appreciated