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I have three shops at my home. weld shop... Machine shop... and a woodworking shop.
I like to have a full set of tools in each shop. I was making up a set of drill bits for my
wood shop and I was missing a needed 1" bit. So off to our local surplus supply store
I go... I found a 1" bit but the shank was 1" all the way. No step down. My drill press chuck
is only 1/2" . So I said no problem. I'll just turn it down. Right... It took me 1-1/2 hours
to turn down the shank to 1/2" Very very hard. The shavings look and feel like a Brillo
pad. Could this be a solid carbide drill bit? I've machined a lot of steel in my days but
nothing as hard as this.
I like to have a full set of tools in each shop. I was making up a set of drill bits for my
wood shop and I was missing a needed 1" bit. So off to our local surplus supply store
I go... I found a 1" bit but the shank was 1" all the way. No step down. My drill press chuck
is only 1/2" . So I said no problem. I'll just turn it down. Right... It took me 1-1/2 hours
to turn down the shank to 1/2" Very very hard. The shavings look and feel like a Brillo
pad. Could this be a solid carbide drill bit? I've machined a lot of steel in my days but
nothing as hard as this.