On 30 Nov 2005 13:13:07 -0800, "Adam" wrote:

Yeah, but let's see you drill a hole with that into steel on location,
without a centre drill, and without breaking it.

And, a reduction in diameter by 1/2 yields a reduction in area of 1/4.
Your X-sec shrinks by this much... the ratio of the length to radius
goes down... and the forces acting to buckle the so-called "drill-bit"
increase exponentially.

It's a small hole, come on.


Edm or laser


"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner