How to drill into stainless steel i recently installed a filtrete water filter system under the sink and it required me to drill through my stainless steel sink.
Drilling through stainless steel sink.
Drilling into stainless steel can be tricky but it 39 s your only option when installing a soap dispenser or a filtered water faucet.
When you start to drill through stainless steel then the bit can lose the temper of its sharp edge.
I thought this was going to be a fairly easy task and it was but it required the right tools and know how.
Steve parente shows how to easily drill large holes in stainless with a step bit.
Because so many people ask how to drill through stainless steel we decided to dedicate a page to this topic.
Certainly of all the metals out there stainless steel is the one that seems to cause most problems for people when it comes to drilling.
Take lubricant oil and apply it to the point of the bit.
Here 39 s how to do it without scratching the stainless.