Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-10 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Moffett Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 12:39 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits Interesting tip. Will a torch with MAP gas get it that hot, or do you need acetylene? On 8/10/2021 2:36 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: If someone gets a bit too hot and it loses its

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-10 Thread Adam Moffett
chisels too. *From:* Steve Jones *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2021 10:39 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits i quit caring about installers having good bits the billionth time i told them that you dont use them on rock, and if you are using rock

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-10 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
carpets in double wides. Put the drill in reverse when drilling through carpet. -Original Message- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 5:32 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits When I did installs every day I would use the same 5

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-10 Thread Steve Jones
in double wides. Put the drill in > reverse when drilling through carpet. > > -Original Message- > From: Adam Moffett > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 5:32 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits > > When I did installs every day

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-10 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 5:32 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits When I did installs every day I would use the same 5/16" drill bit for 6-12 months. I know I could have sharpened them, but it was easier to just get another one at Lowes. IMO drill slower so it doesn'

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-10 Thread Adam Moffett
When I did installs every day I would use the same 5/16" drill bit for 6-12 months.  I know I could have sharpened them, but it was easier to just get another one at Lowes. IMO drill slower so it doesn't get too hot.  When you're going through metal set the drill on the lowest speed and use

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Bill Prince
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Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Mike Hammett
o: "Animal Farm" Sent: Monday, August 9, 2021 5:02:41 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits 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 li

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
The one I used for years and years was just high speed steel. From: Nate Burke Sent: Monday, August 9, 2021 4:56 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits I have a drill doctor, but that seems to only get them a few more drills. I'm thinking i need

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread TJ Trout
ns 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

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Nate Burke
] 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. photograph Daniel White Co-Founder phone:+1 (702) 470-2770 direct:+1 (702) 470-2766

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
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

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Daniel White
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. photograph Daniel White Co-Founder phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 direct:+1 (702) 470-2766 > Nate Burke

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits They are wood bits, you should pre-drill anything that isn't wood first. Hopefully you can find something better, but if it has the sharp tapered tip it's only for wood. On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 3:06 PM Nate Burke wrote: We've been getting

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I have always called them a bell hanger's bit. But doing installs for 5 years as a young man, I never wore out a single bit. And I did lots of aluminum siding. -Original Message- From: Nate Burke Sent: Monday, August 9, 2021 4:02 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Installer Drill

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread TJ Trout
They are wood bits, you should pre-drill anything that isn't wood first. Hopefully you can find something better, but if it has the sharp tapered tip it's only for wood. On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 3:06 PM Nate Burke wrote: > We've been getting the installer drill bits at the local big box store. >

[AFMUG] Installer Drill Bits

2021-08-09 Thread Nate Burke
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