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- From: jrdailey@cbnewse.cb.att.com (j.rex.dailey)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Tool steel brad point drills? Where?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.183114.5222@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 18:31:14 GMT
- References: <5650086@hplsla.hp.com>
- Organization: AT&T
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- From article <5650086@hplsla.hp.com>, by tomb@hplsla.hp.com (Tom Bruhns):
- > Can anyone recommend a brand or supplier of brad point drills made
- > of decent quality tool steel? I'd like something that doesn't
- > loose its edge on the first buried woodscrew it hits; I'd guess
- > the way it's ground it might not do a good job cutting through
- > things like that, but on the other hand, having a bit ruined isn't
- > too nice. If I have to, I'll just grind a good bit to a brad point,
- > but getting it right won't be easy with the tools I have.
- >
- >
- I have the Shopsmith High Speed Steel brad point drill bit set and I
- LOVE them.
-
- Rex Dailey
- jrdailey @ cbnewse.cb.att.com
-