I have a drill doctor tool that makes quick work of sharpening bits. Bought it years ago after I got tired of never having a sharp bit when I needed it
--FT Sent from iFōn > On May 2, 2023, at 2:04 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My Dad was a pipe smoker and he always got a special blend of tobacco from > Strauss & Co., the third oldest continuously operating tobacconist in the > U.S. located in Cincinnati that believe it or not, is still in business: > https://www.e-straus.com > > He would buy a big box/case, whatever, and the tobacco was packed in these > metal cans that were 5x4x8 in size roughly. Because there were so many of > these cans around the house, like many of us have probably seen the old > dude’s shop with the Mason jars for storage, he used them for storing stuff > in the workshop. > > He had a number of customers who had machine shops. One of them would give > him all of their cast off (dull) drill bits. > > I have a couple of tobacco cans still in my garage with those bits. Gotta > drill a hole? Dig around in the cans and find a bit, might need sharpening, > but after a few strokes of a file it’s good. If I break it, big deal, go grab > another. These drills and the cans they are in are easily 50-60 years old... > > -D > > On May 2, 2023, at 10:34 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > While at the old CrossFit gym this morning I noticed a burley wire rack/shelf > was coming down from the wall; the undersized drywall anchors were coming > out. Since I’m currently in a five day no workout phase (to get a more > accurate PSA number in my labs), I figured I’d fix it. > Whoever put the shelf up utilized the too wee anchors because they were > butted up against the metal studs for the wall. I reckoned I’d drill through > the stud and utilize Molly bolts so that biotch will not come down again. > I scurried home and grabbed the tools to make this happen. As I rummaged > through my hand-me-down drill bits, I finally found the seldom used 1/2”. > After drilling a 3/8” pilot hole, I went after it with the 1/2” bit….and I > broke it. Yes, I broke a 1/2” drill bit with seemingly little effort. > I returned to my shitshow of bits to see if there was another 1/2”, I > realized I’ve been using this mish mash of bits all my life. What an > epiphany. Harbor freight, here I come. > $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
