On Dec 18, 8:23 am, [email protected] wrote:
> Oh my yes. I wrote about this on the iBOB list, and Alex supplied the
> information. The rack is stainless. I spent literally an HOUR
> drilling a hole in the tang, and all I was accomplishing was polishing
> the steel. Same for sawing - I had a fresh blade in the hacksaw, but
> it was the wrong type, and I sawed and sawed and sawed and all it did
> was polish the metal. Turns out, stainless work hardens very quickly.
> You need special bimetallic saw and drill bits.
.
> Steve "Been there, lived to tell the tale" Palincsar
You can sut stainless nicely with a sharp hacksaw blade but cobalt
drill bits are most helpful.
Phil Brown
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