[sdiy] Front Panel Express Template question

[Altitude]

I've used Relton A-9 with good success but anything formulated for aluminum
will work (cutting oil for other materials may etch or stain AL) What I do
with the unibits is drill the hole to the size it is supposed to be and then
just touch the hole with the next size up to take care of the burr and
repeat on the other side.

-Raph 


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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Mikael Mørup
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:46 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Cc: @webmail.surf-town.net
Subject: RE: [sdiy] Front Panel Express Template question

Citat Altitude <altitude at optrand.com>:

> The stepped drills work really well on panels (they are pretty much 
> made for that job).  We use them in our shop all the time and they are 
> wonderful. The nice advantage to using those is the next step up 
> leaves a nice deburred edge that looks really good. One thing about 
> drilling aluminum, use a lubricant that's made for AL otherwise it 
> will stick to the bit.
>
> Cheers,
> Raph

Could you recommend a brand of lubricate, because i just bought a step dril
( the guy in the shop didn't know what it was until i explained, and he said
ohh you mean a christmas tree drill, true story :-)  ) And i am having
problems with little pieces of AL sticking to "the sharp edge" of the drill,
which leaves me with a mess in stead of nice deburred holes.

Mikael