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Tapping stainless steel with a small diameter bit is a little stressful 😬
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@jmorris Very yes!

What tapping lubricant did you use?

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@jmorris I recently bought anchor lube after seeing Blondihacks use it for stainless over and over, but I think have only used it once because I haven't had many projects requiring stainless for a while...

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@mcdanlj I will look into that, thanks for the tip. This is stainless because it was 3D-printed -- the design is not economically viable to me as a CNC project, and would also then require split block machining and/or EDM. Here it is after sanding (it would be better to mill the end), alongside a surplus piece of WR15 waveguide.
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