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sam in mo

02-04-2008 06:04:48

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OT Does anyone know of a way to drill a hole 3/4 inch in a peace of S.S. that is food grade that is 1/16 in thick with out spending a bundle of money? I also have a milk tank (300 gal) that I would like to cut into horz. does anyone have any sugestions? Thanks Sam

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oldmax

02-05-2008 17:53:15

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

Drill small hole in then use a Hyd hole punch to make bigger . I have punched a lot of holes in S/S Electrical boxes With Hyd hole punch Up to 2 1/2 " .

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Bob - MI

02-05-2008 09:12:47

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

Sam,

300 series stainless can be cut by a variety of tools. One of the tricks is to keep pressure constant once you get cutting as this alloy group work hardens easily. Chances are this is 316 or higher grade CF-8M alloy which are standards in food processing. These are high chrome content materials that are valuable on the scrap market. Have you considered selling that 300 gallon tank intact?

I am in the foundry business and we pour a lot of 300 series alloys. We have seen the cost of raw material rise significantly in the last year or so.

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sam in mo

02-04-2008 17:36:27

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

Thanks to all that responded.I have never worked with s.S. before. Everyone i talked to said it is to hard to cut with a torch. If that is true I didnt think that you could dril it either.Cant aford a plasma cutter either. Will a chain saw type saw with a metal cutting blade cut the metal ? Once again thanks to all who replied. Sam

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JD9295

02-05-2008 08:21:58

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 17:36:27

You can cut it with the demo saw and a good metal blade fine. Biggest thing to remember on stainless is slow and cool.
Dont get in a hurry and keep the cutting tool cool as possible and youll be fine

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Tim B from MA

02-04-2008 19:28:32

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 17:36:27

As suggested by Bill in Il; one or two $3 abrasive metal cutting blades on a circular saw ought to cut that 300 gallon tank in half in no time. (well, maybe a little time, but not too bad.)

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JD9295

02-04-2008 11:46:56

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

99% of all the work we do is on SS at my paying job.
With it that thin, just start with a smaller bit and work your way up, slow rpm and lots of cutting oil or mystic metal (what we use)
No need for anything special on this one.

Milk tank, plasmarc or sawzall

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DouginMI

02-04-2008 08:35:21

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

If you use a hole saw. Use the hole saw to cut a hole from a sponge and leave the sponge in the bottom of the hole saw and soak it with cutting oil. This will keep things cool wile cutting.
Doug

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Bill in IL

02-04-2008 07:29:09

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

How about using a metal cutting circular saw blade to cut your tank in half?

I would think you could cut your 3/4 hole with a good quality bimetal hole saw. You may need to drill a hole in a 3/4 block of wood and clamp that over where you wish to drill to stabilize the hole saw to avoid breaking the pilot bit.

A plasma cutter would work great but I know I can't afford one.... its on the list for someday.

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Jim in N M

02-04-2008 07:11:45

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Re: stainless steel in reply to sam in mo, 02-04-2008 06:04:48

Hi Sam, If your hole dosen't have to be perfect you could always use a plasma cutter! Evan to cut the tank in half. HTH.....Jim in N M

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