On 7 Oct 2012 20:05:35 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:
On 2012-10-07, Gunner wrote:
On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:32:52 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:
Wanna see my 45-degree compression Japanese drillbit? I found it
again the other day. Note the precision twist... It's from the late
'60s, I believe. It was rather startling to feel it deform that day,
but what I found afterward was the most startling.
http://www.homeandgardenhandyman.com...seDrillbit.jpg
The rust is from it sitting on my sink while I did dishes.
Yep -- early Japanese "butter steel" drill bits.
Hmm ... Oxwall -- the vendor of sets of butter steel
screwdrivers, too. :-)
Was this in a hand-held drill motor, or in a drill press? (Or
perhaps and "eggbeater" drill?)
Black and Decker 3/8" VSR drill.
Ever try to duplicate it on other sizes?
I decided that the set was probably somewhat uniformly ****, so, no.
Show me yours, boys and girls! minds outta the gutter
I bought a set much like that once in the late 70s. Didnt bend it..but
it sure turned int into a reamer when it unwound the flutes
:-)
The one shown above got a reverse twist between the bend and the
shank. :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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