i quit caring about installers having good bits the billionth time i told them that you dont use them on rock, and if you are using rock with the right bit or not you need a hammer drill, and no, your impact isnt a hammer drill, and your long bit goes back in the tube, not on a pile of gear on the floor. F those tower monkeys, let them get their own bits
On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 10:47 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > Aluminum can be worked with wood working tools, no problem. I use wood > routers, chop saws etc on aluminum all the time. > One tip I learned after ruining carpets in double wides. Put the drill in > reverse when drilling through carpet. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Moffett > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 5:32 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits > > When I did installs every day I would use the same 5/16" drill bit for > 6-12 months. I know I could have sharpened them, but it was easier to > just get another one at Lowes. > > IMO drill slower so it doesn't get too hot. When you're going through > metal set the drill on the lowest speed and use moderate pressure. You > want to see little flakes coming off the metal rather than dust. If the > metal is thick then put some oil on the bit to conduct heat away. WD-40 > will work in a pinch, or a little can of 3-in-1 oil with the dropper > tip. Even on wood, don't go full speed unless it's a short hole. When > the wood is real chewy you might have to back out and in to clear debris > and let the tip rest. If you're getting smoke you're trashing that > bit. Aluminum siding is so thin I can't believe that's what ruins your > bits. > > > On 8/9/2021 6:02 PM, Nate Burke wrote: > > 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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