Re: cleaner wiring solution needed

[Crash Gordon® <NONE@xxxxxxxx>]

Reminds me of a Hole-Hawg I had to leave up in the attic of a church we =
were doing...bit snapped off in the hole and jammed the drill up against =
a truss...never did get it out. It's now a Holy Hole-Hawg in some church =
in Tempe.


"R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> Actually, once someone shows you the correct methodology to sharpen =
bits by=20
> hand, it is very easy. And you can "customize" the drill angles to =
make it=20
> drill differently ie: for wood it can go through more quickly but =
won't work=20
> on steel  for example. I go through untold bits in my machine shop and =
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> learned to sharpen most anything by hand.
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> Only thing is, if you plan to use any bits for precision cutting on a =
lathe,=20
> never sharpen them by hand. They usually won't cut accurate holes =
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> (measured in the thousandth of inches) once sharpened. I keep a =
special high=20
> quality set for use ONLY on the lathe or milling machine for that =
reason.
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> The long bits we use for alarm work are easy to sharpen by hand. One =
caution=20
> though !!  When  the bit breaks off from the shaft, NEVER weld them =
(even=20
> using the precision of the lathe and the quality of a MIG welder). =
They must=20
> be silver soldered back on or they will simply snap off again (usually =

> leaving you with a problem bit lodged in your hole at the worst =
possible=20
> time... :(((
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> RHC
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> "Crash Gordon=AE" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
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> Yah I sharpen those long bits too. I definitely have my 18" auger bits =

> professionally sharpened..only cost 2 bucks each to sharpen. We go =
through=20
> several a month and at 20-30 bucks new, it pays to get them sharpened.
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> A couple of weeks ago I bought 3x  24" bits at Harbor Freight for like =
4=20
> bucks for the set! 1/4, 3/8, and one other size cant remember. I =
figured=20
> even if I got one hole out of each it would be worth it...turns out =
they're=20
> not bad...so far have done 10 holes with the 3/8"
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> "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
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> > > you ever try to sharpen those small bits?
> >
> > I had a sub named Lenny who worked for me for many years.  He could=20
> > sharpen
> > bits perfectly every time using a bench grinder.  I never could do =
it as
> > well so I always let him sharpen them.  He was really good with 54"=20
> > D'bits,
> > too.  I tried one of those B&D sharpeners and it was harder to use =
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> > the
> > grinder.
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> > Regards,
> > Robert L Bass
> >
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