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Drilling Spring Steel - 5/4/2008 6:30:32 PM

sstaz69

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Ok, some of you my have thought I was talking Steelhead

Nope, was wondering if anyone knows of a drill bit that would drill into spring steel. My old '48 Johnson kicker's recoil spring broke. Luckily it only broke about 3 inchs from the end. Now i need to drill another hole in the spring so I can rivet the steel loop back on that holds it on the cover.

Any suggestions would be great

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RE: Drilling Spring Steel - 5/4/2008 10:52:38 PM

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You might be better off finding a friend with a good punch, or torch it. Though I'm far from an expert on such things. Maybe a carbide bit would do the trick just fine. I'd recommend using a plug-in drill though, as that kind of work usually eats through battery packs.

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RE: Drilling Spring Steel - 5/4/2008 11:00:09 PM

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Thank you cold, I am using a drill press. I was thinking carbide also but wanted some input before i started buring up expensive bits. Titanium just scratchs it

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RE: Drilling Spring Steel - 5/5/2008 11:50:31 AM

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Just so you guy's know, carbide went through it like butter.

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