I remember a bit some time back that began with a normal drilling tip but further up the bit it had small teeth and one was supposed to be able to then move it sideways and these teeth which were from memory half file-like and half small saw-tooth like, would work like a saw. I know my memory alone isn't much to go on here, but perhaps others have seen a similar bit. RD ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Supernaw To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:00 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Drilling slotted holes
Thanks all for your input. I don't have many holes and am famously hard on drill and router bits so think I'll try the file. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Drilling slotted holes Ralph, Drill the hole at one end of the prospective slot, get a rat tail file just a bit smaller than the hole and grind away. You might try drilling and pushing sideways on the board, but you'll end up breaking bits. You can get router bits pretty small but when they're that small, assuming big enough for a number 4 screw or the like, the surface speed of the bit gets pretty low and they're not efficient. A file's the way to go unless you've got lots of holes. Tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ NOD32 3545 (20081022) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
