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Rob Lee - drill bit help?

9/14/04, 10:18 PM #1

Gary from Vancouver, BC
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Rob Lee - drill bit help?

Gary from Vancouver, BC

>Rob I need your help. I believe LV carried the drill bits as shown below at one time (long ago) Much to my frustration, I have been unable to source the manufacturer or a supplier to buy some of these. The bits are only marked HSS and the diameter size. Do you know who made them or where I might be able to buy some?

I truly like them, they have wide flutes for chip clearance and bore a wonderfully clean hole.

My apologies in advance to anyone flustered at my liberties in posting a non-handtool topic on this board. Please indulge me, since I do contribute on occasion and know that the folks here have helped on numerous topics.

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9/15/04, 12:27 AM #2

Bill Houghton
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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Those would fit just fine in a breast drill - so this qualifies as a hand tool topic too.

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9/15/04, 2:16 AM #3

Bob Hackett
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Bob Hackett

>Those look like split point parabolic bits.You should be able to pick them up from any well stocked machine tool supplier.MSC would be a good place to start.The ones I own are cobalt.

Mainely,Bob

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9/15/04, 7:33 AM #4

Scott Burr Ben Lomond,CA
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OK...Drill bit test...

Scott Burr Ben Lomond,CA

>I have a set of German ones, I think... The bits are ground at 96 deg instead of the typical 118 deg espasally for WW or for similar "soft and easily terrible materials";).

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9/15/04, 11:45 AM #5

Rob Lee
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Rob Lee

>Hi Gary -

Indeed, they are a parabolic flute bit, as mentioned in another post...

Last address we have (with phone and fax #'s) has been sent by email...

Cheers -

Rob

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9/15/04, 2:52 PM #6

Gary from Vancouver, BC
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Gary from Vancouver, BC

>Thank you Rob. I'll contact the vendor and possibly get back to you on the odd sizes you still have in stock. I have a business trip until Friday, so I'll reach you then. Thank you very much, once again.

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