Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
One clue for quality is that the Taiwanese stuff is usually better IME. Greg > Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk, > other items are quite good. > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
I like the big sets of cheap bits. When they are worn or are not up to the job I replace them with Latrobe (high Cobalt alloy). So my cheap bits container has all the most used bits replaced with really good ones. Greg > I suppose Iâll see how they function. They got through the metal studs > today with ease. > > Who makes good bits? > > AZBob > ___ 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
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I have had good luck with Bosch drill bits. Randy On 03/05/2023 10:19 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgQeSrsAXgE Best value is DeWalt, best bit is Bosch according to his tests. DeWalt and Temo for step bits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGbMQul6_Bc On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, 2 May 2023 16:35:09 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs today with ease. Who makes good bits? https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:Century$2520Drill https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:KnKut Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgQeSrsAXgE Best value is DeWalt, best bit is Bosch according to his tests. DeWalt and Temo for step bits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGbMQul6_Bc On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Tue, 2 May 2023 16:35:09 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs > > today with ease. > > > > Who makes good bits? > > > https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:Century$2520Drill > > https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:KnKut > > > Craig > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
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On Tue, 2 May 2023 16:35:09 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs > today with ease. > > Who makes good bits? https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:Century$2520Drill https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:KnKut Craig ___ 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
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I think in the last say 10 years they've drifted toward higher quality stuff. Their hand tools are better than most hardware store brands including Craftsman. Actually I'd say HF is head and shoulders above Craftsman at this point. 1980's Craftsman was better but their stuff now is just junk. -Curt On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 08:00:34 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk, other items are quite good. On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:52, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of > made in USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube > recommended them. The small set cost more than all the bits Harbor > Freight sells put together but they're outstanding. I save them for > "good" projects. I don't want to break them drilling questionable > stuff. I have a Craftsman set that Angie's grandfather bought in the > '80s for that. Those are good but not great. > > Surprisingly I've had excellent luck with Harbor Freight Christmas tree > bits. I've got some I've drilled a bunch of holes through metal with > that still work great... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 06:45:03 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > >> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. > > Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. > They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the > twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal > I've ever had. > > Perhaps the ones you bought are better? > > -- Jim > > > > ___ > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk, other items are quite good. On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:52, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of > made in USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube > recommended them. The small set cost more than all the bits Harbor > Freight sells put together but they're outstanding. I save them for > "good" projects. I don't want to break them drilling questionable > stuff. I have a Craftsman set that Angie's grandfather bought in the > '80s for that. Those are good but not great. > > Surprisingly I've had excellent luck with Harbor Freight Christmas tree > bits. I've got some I've drilled a bunch of holes through metal with > that still work great... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 06:45:03 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > >> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. > > Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. > They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the > twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal > I've ever had. > > Perhaps the ones you bought are better? > > -- Jim > > > > ___ > 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
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Part of my reluctance is my basic stance againt buying special purpose "gadgets." This goes especially for the kitchen, but also the shop. Such items tend to sit in the cupboard or on the shelf, taking up space, getting slowly pushed to the back, and rarely used. Of course there are exceptions. On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:49, Curt Raymond wrote: > The guys I know that say "Just learn to sharpen them on the bench > grinder" tend to either have really crappy drill bits or they throw the > old ones away and buy new ones. > > My dad gave me hell when I bought a chainsaw file with a sharpening > guide but with it, and some practice, I can sharpen a chain that will > cut straight. Any time my dad sharpens a chain the saw wants to cut > circles. It's sharp as hell on one side... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 05:12:05 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > I have heard good and bad about Drill Doctors vs. just learning how to > use a bench grinder to sharpen drill bits. > > But it sounds like you like yours and it's holding up to long term use? > > > On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 16:02, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of made in USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube recommended them. The small set cost more than all the bits Harbor Freight sells put together but they're outstanding. I save them for "good" projects. I don't want to break them drilling questionable stuff. I have a Craftsman set that Angie's grandfather bought in the '80s for that. Those are good but not great. Surprisingly I've had excellent luck with Harbor Freight Christmas tree bits. I've got some I've drilled a bunch of holes through metal with that still work great... -Curt On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 06:45:03 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal I've ever had. Perhaps the ones you bought are better? -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
The guys I know that say "Just learn to sharpen them on the bench grinder" tend to either have really crappy drill bits or they throw the old ones away and buy new ones. My dad gave me hell when I bought a chainsaw file with a sharpening guide but with it, and some practice, I can sharpen a chain that will cut straight. Any time my dad sharpens a chain the saw wants to cut circles. It's sharp as hell on one side... -Curt On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 05:12:05 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I have heard good and bad about Drill Doctors vs. just learning how to use a bench grinder to sharpen drill bits. But it sounds like you like yours and it's holding up to long term use? On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 16:02, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > 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 > ___ 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
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I have my paper shotgun wads in a cigar box. My dad had them in a cigar box that he got from some old timer. I like the idea of keeping that tradition alive. Those are the ones I use for loading black powder shotgun shells. I only load 12ga (at least for now) so it's simple. The stuff I use in the muzzle loaders goes from the plastic bag into a tin to carry in my pocket. I have 3 different sizes of wads so 3 different tins... -Curt On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 04:10:32 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: My dad stored odd nuts and bolts in baby food jars. He had a stack of cigar boxes with random odds and ends in them too. Cigar boxes are handy, I wish they were still around. I see people are selling empty ones on Amazon. On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 13:04, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 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 > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs today with ease. Who makes good bits? AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2023, at 4:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Haha no those things are pretty much crap 💩 I have a set and they’re good to > keep in the bag with the power drivers and drill and will do ok for random > work but not very good for metal. > > The drill doctor is just a holder that keeps the bit at the proper angle for > the grinding wheel to touch it up. You could do the same on any other grinder > but this thing is fairly mindless, chuck a bit in it, twist it around a few > times and WALLAH yer dun. The activity goes well with a beer or two if you do > a bunch at once. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On May 2, 2023, at 6:45 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. >> >> Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. >> They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the >> twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal >> I've ever had. >> >> Perhaps the ones you bought are better? >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> ___ >> 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
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Haha no those things are pretty much crap 💩 I have a set and they’re good to keep in the bag with the power drivers and drill and will do ok for random work but not very good for metal. The drill doctor is just a holder that keeps the bit at the proper angle for the grinding wheel to touch it up. You could do the same on any other grinder but this thing is fairly mindless, chuck a bit in it, twist it around a few times and WALLAH yer dun. The activity goes well with a beer or two if you do a bunch at once. --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 2, 2023, at 6:45 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> >> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. > > Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. > They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the > twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal > I've ever had. > > Perhaps the ones you bought are better? > > -- Jim > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal I've ever had. Perhaps the ones you bought are better? -- Jim ___ 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
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> Cigar boxes are handy, I wish they were still around. They are, if you drop enough coin on cigars. I got a bunch from my dad's estate. They're almost too nice to use, for lots of purposes. I still have loose screws and such in a cardboard one from the 50's. -- Jim ___ 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
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I have heard good and bad about Drill Doctors vs. just learning how to use a bench grinder to sharpen drill bits. But it sounds like you like yours and it's holding up to long term use? On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 16:02, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > 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 > ___ 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
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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 > 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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
My dad stored odd nuts and bolts in baby food jars. He had a stack of cigar boxes with random odds and ends in them too. Cigar boxes are handy, I wish they were still around. I see people are selling empty ones on Amazon. On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 13:04, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
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 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
[MBZ] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
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
