How about a hex base metal bit and extension? Maybe you can find a slim extension that uses Allen set screws or something
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 3:59 PM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > [image: photograph] > Daniel White > Co-Founder > phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 > direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 > > Nate Burke > August 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 > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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