Know How: Drilling Stainless Steel Sail Magazine
Aug 02, 2017· Stainless is actually a relatively soft metal, at least in its initial state. What stainless tends to do is "work harden" fairly quickly when heated, and drilling at high speed creates a lot of heat. When stainless steel work hardens, it becomes very hard and extremely difficult to drill. Here is the right way to drill stainless steel: