drilling pipes

tomieen jones

I need to drill holes in blueband steel piping to attach some stokbord to make cattle proof !
problem is piping is already cemented into place! How could I go about this ? Would a magnetic drill catch to a curved pipe

Dtp1979

tomieen jones wrote: »

I need to drill holes in blueband steel piping to attach some stokbord to make cattle proof !
problem is piping is already cemented into place! How could I go about this ? Would a magnetic drill catch to a curved pipe

Use a punch to mark the pipe. Then the drillbit will stay on the spot

tomieen jones

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Use a punch to mark the pipe. Then the drillbit will stay on the spot

Yes but there are a lot of holes to be drilled! Is there a magnetic drill I could hire or some type drill I don't know about? Tapping and drilling would take me forever plus allot of drill bits

Robbie.G

tomieen jones wrote: »

Yes but there are a lot of holes to be drilled! Is there a magnetic drill I could hire or some type drill I don't know about? Tapping and drilling would take me forever plus allot of drill bits

Why drill and tap why not direct fix using self drive wafer screws it would save a lot of time and money they're available in all sizes.
http://www.ie.screwfix.com/timco-classic-self-drilling-low-profile-wafer-screws-4-8-x-22-x-4-8mm-pk200.html

tomieen jones

Robbie.G wrote: »

Why drill and tap why not direct fix using self drive wafer screws it would save a lot of time and money they're available in all sizes.
http://www.ie.screwfix.com/timco-classic-self-drilling-low-profile-wafer-screws-4-8-x-22-x-4-8mm-pk200.html

They would be great if they did what it says on the tin but blueband piping is not easy drill into

brightspark

How about using saddles?

http://www.ie.screwfix.com/20mm-steel-space-bar-saddles-pk-10.html

Robbie.G

tomieen jones wrote: »

They would be great if they did what it says on the tin but blueband piping is not easy drill into

They should do it at at least it's not red band

tomieen jones

Robbie.G wrote: »

They should do it at at least it's not red band

I have never tried tek screws in metal so I'm open to the idea but even Phillips head on the screws look sure to. Round under the pressure

Calahonda52

tomieen jones wrote: »

I need to drill holes in blueband steel piping to attach some stokbord to make cattle proof !
problem is piping is already cemented into place! How could I go about this ? Would a magnetic drill catch to a curved pipe

Don't know what stokbord is but could u not get a portable welder

tomieen jones

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Don't know what stokbord is but could u not get a portable welder

Stokbord is like sheets of ply but made of plastic

Robbie.G

tomieen jones wrote: »

I have never tried tek screws in metal so I'm open to the idea but even Phillips head on the screws look sure to. Round under the pressure

With them being pozi and wafer head they will hold firmly and I've never had any problem with heads running

CJhaughey

Get a good quality Cobalt drill bit, they aren't cheap but are very good.
Don't run them red hot either use some kind of coolant, water is better than nothing.

AngryHippie

Depends on the thickness of the steel.
If its only up to 2-3mm then You should be fine with Tekscrews.
Just watch they don't crush the stokbord too much, pre-drill the stokbord and center punch each of the fixing points for an easy life.

Anything over that thickness you might have to drill each of the holes.

Magnetic drill is overkill. It's for plate over 8mm thick and will be a ball ache to set up (You'll spend more time doing that than drilling).
Lubricate (not coolant, but does the same thing )the bit and you'll have it done in no time even with a hand held.
A 2 l sprayer of soluble cutting oil will go a long way and is a lot cheaper than melting drill bits.