Maybe all of you have seen these before but they were new to me. My
large set of drill bits go up in number (down in size) to #60 and I
thought that was quite small. Well, the other day in an antique store I
found an index of bits that went from #61 up though #80. Those sizes run
from .039" down to .0135 which is damn small! Of course I now own them.

No bid deal but just thought I would share.

On 2015-04-29, IGot2P wrote:

Well, the other day in an antique store I found an index of bits
that went from #61 up though #80.

Quite common and can be found most anywhere. Make sure you get drill
bits that are HSS (high speed steel), at the very least.

nb

On Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:17:11 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:03:01 -0500, IGot2P
wrote:

Maybe all of you have seen these before but they were new to me. My
large set of drill bits go up in number (down in size) to #60 and I
thought that was quite small. Well, the other day in an antique store I
found an index of bits that went from #61 up though #80. Those sizes run
from .039" down to .0135 which is damn small! Of course I now own them.

No bid deal but just thought I would share.



I ended up with a set of those micro bits by mistake. I didn't read
the size that carefully when I ordered them. The only time I used them
was opening up the holes in a shower head. I suppose if you were
rejetting a carburetor something like that might be handy (kids, there
used to be this thing called a carburetor)

I don't know if the sizes are comparable, but my father used his dental
drill and bits to make the holes in the salt shakers bigger.

On 4/29/2015 6:03 PM, micky wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:17:11 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:03:01 -0500, IGot2P
wrote:

Maybe all of you have seen these before but they were new to me. My
large set of drill bits go up in number (down in size) to #60 and I
thought that was quite small. Well, the other day in an antique store I
found an index of bits that went from #61 up though #80. Those sizes run
from .039" down to .0135 which is damn small! Of course I now own them.

No bid deal but just thought I would share.



I ended up with a set of those micro bits by mistake. I didn't read
the size that carefully when I ordered them. The only time I used them
was opening up the holes in a shower head. I suppose if you were
rejetting a carburetor something like that might be handy (kids, there
used to be this thing called a carburetor)

I don't know if the sizes are comparable, but my father used his dental
drill and bits to make the holes in the salt shakers bigger.


The holes in salt shakers would be HUGE compared to these small bits.

On Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:17:11 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:03:01 -0500, IGot2P
wrote:

Maybe all of you have seen these before but they were new to me. My
large set of drill bits go up in number (down in size) to #60 and I
thought that was quite small. Well, the other day in an antique store I
found an index of bits that went from #61 up though #80. Those sizes run
from .039" down to .0135 which is damn small! Of course I now own them.

No bid deal but just thought I would share.



I ended up with a set of those micro bits by mistake. I didn't read
the size that carefully when I ordered them. The only time I used them
was opening up the holes in a shower head. I suppose if you were
rejetting a carburetor something like that might be handy (kids, there
used to be this thing called a carburetor)

They will be handy the next time you do at home dental work on yourself!

On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:55:49 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:17:11 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:03:01 -0500, IGot2P
wrote:

Maybe all of you have seen these before but they were new to me. My
large set of drill bits go up in number (down in size) to #60 and I
thought that was quite small. Well, the other day in an antique store I
found an index of bits that went from #61 up though #80. Those sizes run
from .039" down to .0135 which is damn small! Of course I now own them.

No bid deal but just thought I would share.



I ended up with a set of those micro bits by mistake. I didn't read
the size that carefully when I ordered them. The only time I used them
was opening up the holes in a shower head. I suppose if you were
rejetting a carburetor something like that might be handy (kids, there
used to be this thing called a carburetor)

They will be handy the next time you do at home dental work on yourself!

I find them very handy foropening up thru-holes in printed circuits
after desoldering components. Also good for cleaning out carb jets -
using them by hand, not in the drill. I have 2 sets