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Drilling a s-spreader frame

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RayP(MI)

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Ever try to drill holes in bedframe angle iron?
I have and destroyed a bunch of drills. Apparently they use a very hard steel so that they can make them lighter.

Fast forward to today, replacing the floor in an old NI spreader. Needed to drill new holes for the carrage bolts through the angle iron frames under the flooring. Hard drilling. Dulling drills right and left. Even HHS. This AM went back at it with a handfull of fresh sharpened frills. Same results. Did not have any drilling fluid, but I had a can of Conklin Gear Glide (light oil) left over from late FIL's estate, (old stuff). Put a few drops on the drill bit and holes. Won't say anything about butter, but drilling went far faster and easier. Guess I learned something!
 
That reminds me of when Clayton gave an old spreader to one of his "from the city" neighbors for a wood hauler. He told the guy all he wanted was the axle out from under it,but he had another axle he could have if he wanted to put it in. Sure,he'd do that.
Clayton turned the old spreader upside down in front of his shop and cut the axle off. He got the other one around for the city guy so he could drill it out and bolt it on.
Clayton's boy Wes handed him the drill and a bit and told him to have at it. He went to chop a load of feed. When he came back,the guy was still up on top of it leaning in to the drill as hard as he could. There was barely a dent in the steel. Wes asked him how it was going? He said "This stupid bit is dull,I'm not getting anywhere.".
Wes took the drill from him and switched it from reverse to forward and said "Try that.". LOL
 
A week or so ago I drilled two 3/8" holes thru a piece of railroad iron to use for garden tractor weights. Tough and hard-- luckily I have some carbide drills from my former toolroom job. Got the holes drilled, just have to be VERY careful not to break the drills, they're brittle as glass.
 
(quoted from post at 15:50:37 10/20/15) Ever try to drill holes in bedframe angle iron?
I have and destroyed a bunch of drills. Apparently they use a very hard steel so that they can make them lighter.

Fast forward to today, replacing the floor in an old NI spreader. Needed to drill new holes for the carrage bolts through the angle iron frames under the flooring. Hard drilling. Dulling drills right and left. Even HHS. This AM went back at it with a handfull of fresh sharpened frills. Same results. Did not have any drilling fluid, but I had a can of Conklin Gear Glide (light oil) left over from late FIL's estate, (old stuff). Put a few drops on the drill bit and holes. Won't say anything about butter, but drilling went far faster and easier. Guess I learned something!
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I think it is a spring steel for strength. I replaced the floor in my AC 110 spreader, couldn't get the correct width boards for it so I had to drill some extra holes. It was a job!
 
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