The one I used for years and years was just high speed steel. From: Nate Burke Sent: Monday, August 9, 2021 4:56 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits
I have a drill doctor, but that seems to only get them a few more drills. I'm thinking i need to find one with a carbide tip or somesuch. One of my installers found one on amazon a year or 2 ago, but they aren't there anymore, and calling the manufacturer, they had stopped making them. On 8/9/2021 5:30 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-4-in-x-24-in-Bell-Hanger-Bit-48-13-7325/203115353 Yep, it is pretty pointy. 118 degrees is pretty common for mild steel. Wood is typically 90 degrees. Pretty easy to repoint a drill bit if you have a decent grinder and a nice flat stone on it. I am sure there are dozens of you tube videos that show you how to do it. But like Daniel says, Drill Doctor takes all the difficulty away. From: Daniel White Sent: Monday, August 9, 2021 4:22 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits For the cheap Home Depot ones we had a bit sharpener (I think it was a Drill Doctor) that would work pretty good. I feel like I was more likely to lose the bit than for it to go dull. Daniel White Co-Founder phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 Nate BurkeAugust 9, 2021 at 16:02 We've been getting the installer drill bits at the local big box store. The 1/4"x18" bit with the hole in the flute to hook the wire on and pull back. They are cheap, and have the lifespan to show. Drill a couple aluminum siding houses and it's time for a new one. I'm looking to get them higher quality ones. They seem hard to locate at other distributors. Am I calling them the wrong thing? I was searching for either 'bell hanger bit' or 'installer bit' I found some on Amazon, but they are probably about the same quality as the bigbox ones. I found one at Grainer that is backordered several weeks, and I haven't found one at McMaster yet. Am I calling them the wrong thing? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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