8/ Another hard earned lesson, tho - drill bits are not hardened through the entire shank / web - just the front 1/2". So if you snap off >
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9/ you can, in a technical sense, sharpen the bit 2" further back...but it won't hold the edge at all. So don't bother.
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10/ Not surprising. Drill bit are actually fairly complicated tech: precise nose angle, precise relief angle,https://twitter.com/Octapode/status/831212368646529024 …
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11/ flutes are a certain helical angle, body center ground, thickness of web changing over length... so easy to make a trashy drill bit.
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14/ anyway, despite my harping on the Joy of Bits, you can also drill a good hole w a spoon bit. Here's your post-apocalyptic primer:
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15/ Get a rod / broken drill bit / whatever. Heat one end. Hammer that end so it's kinda spoon shaped. Dip in water. YOU CAN DRILL W THIS!
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learning... so... much... I can feel my brain getting heavier
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one more bit of info: having used self tapping screws v often, they tend to outlast even best >>>
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dewalt bits when drilling steel or other metals. Bonus: USD6 for 25-100 (depending on size)
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