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Why are long drill bits so hard to find?
On Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:22:09 -0000, T i m wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2020 11:07:03 +0000, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , T i m writes And as you also say correctly, go into any shed today and outside of SDS / masonry bits and the *odd* smaller HSS bit, the lengths of bit available are often very limited / standard. Bits that are longer than you need are rarely an issue, bits that are too short are and as you say, not something you can always resolve easily (just by walking into any shed on a Sunday morning and buying the length, spec and size of bit you want, even if it's only say 50% longer than 'std' bits). Drill shanks (from reputable manufacturers) are not hard. You are right, my bad. It actually snapped 1/2 way up the fluted section. What I meant was it wasn't just the tip that chipped or broke away, the (13mm) bit literally snapped in half! I have turned down and soft soldered extensions on some of mine for special jobs. I have also turned shanks of bigger bits down to fit in a smaller chuck (like a blacksmiths drill bit) and have a couple of finer bits that someone else has soldered into a home made holder / extender in my drill bit drawer. As you say, I have bent shanks on drills before but they generally snap around the main fluted area. If you have the means, they can often be re-sharpened to make use of the remaining bit as a stubby drill. ;-) I often use a grinder on the shank of bits to make them slightly triangular. Who on earth thought it would be a good idea for a chuck to try to grip a round shank?! |
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Why are long drill bits so hard to find?
On Fri, 07 Feb 2020 02:47:20 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:
"williamwright" wrote in message ... On 06/02/2020 22:21, Commander Kinsey wrote: Not when I searched for them. I typed long cobalt drill bit into Ebay and it came up with very few options. Bad googling technique. He didn't google, he used the ebay search and is too stupid to work out how that works. How can using the words "long", "cobalt", and "drill" not come up with such a thing? What would you have typed? |
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Why are long drill bits so hard to find?
"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message newsp.0fowbeqowdg98l@glass... On Fri, 07 Feb 2020 02:47:20 -0000, Rod Speed wrote: "williamwright" wrote in message ... On 06/02/2020 22:21, Commander Kinsey wrote: Not when I searched for them. I typed long cobalt drill bit into Ebay and it came up with very few options. Bad googling technique. He didn't google, he used the ebay search and is too stupid to work out how that works. How can using the words "long", "cobalt", and "drill" not come up with such a thing? When the seller didn't bother to include the word long and just included the length in mm, stupid. What would you have typed? |
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Lonely Auto-contradicting Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 09:43:30 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: FLUSH the two subnormal sociopathic cretins' latest troll**** -- Another typical retarded "conversation" between the two resident idiots: Birdbrain: "But imagine how cool it was to own slaves." Senile Rodent: "Yeah, right. Feed them, clothe them, and fix them when they're broken. After all, you paid good money for them. Then you've got to keep an eye on them all the time." Birdbrain: "Better than having to give them wages on top of that." Senile Rodent: "Specially when they make more slaves for you and produce their own food and clothes." MID: |
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Why are long drill bits so hard to find?
On 06/02/2020 21:18, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:08:28 -0000, Fredxx wrote: On 06/02/2020 15:13:38, Commander Kinsey wrote: For example this 3mm HSS cobalt, 98mm long.* Couldn't find a 4mm that length at all! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351783054078 Surely plenty folk need to drill a hole through something thick I can imagine you to be the sort to have already given yourself a frontal lobotomy. Grow up. Ignore him, he is just trolling. The sensible people on the group accept the medically proven benefits of trepanning. So keep on at it. |
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