tiny drill bits
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tiny drill bits
I went to the machinery show in LA last year and a German company claimed to have made the smallest drill bits and they were handing out samples. I took a couple of them over to a Taiwanese display where I knew some people and showed them the bits. The guy took one and brought it back a few minutes later and told me that he had drilled a hole through it. I couldn't see it of course so I took it back to the Germans, who examined it under a powerful magnifier. And sure enough......
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Originally Posted by Bdox
I went to the machinery show in LA last year and a German company claimed to have made the smallest drill bits and they were handing out samples. I took a couple of them over to a Taiwanese display where I knew some people and showed them the bits. The guy took one and brought it back a few minutes later and told me that he had drilled a hole through it. I couldn't see it of course so I took it back to the Germans, who examined it under a powerful magnifier. And sure enough......
With my luck , just breathing on it would break it.
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My father works for a company that makes hear aid parts. He runs the model shpo in the R&D area of the company. He has brought home some drill bits and even screws that are so small i break them just putting them in my hand. when you are drilling holes that are fractions of the human hair that's just too darn small. Don't sneeze!!!
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I've heard that story also. Like most, I have a collection of small broken bits. I have found that it is best to chuck the small bits with the shortest length exposed and set the press to stop just after full penetration.
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Small bits and I don't get along. I'm not sure if I should consider it a victory or defeat. I mean, I break it. But at the same time, I no longer can get the job done. It's a cycle of evil...
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Ive got a set of needle bits. Ya use a pin vice to spin them. Simply amazing they can make them and actually sharpen em! Not sure what you'd use to re-sharpen them with! Ive used mine for model making.... making holes in the heads for wiring the engine or doing small detail work. Lotta tricks you can do with 'em.
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I was just using a .005" diameter end mill at work last week. We were milling graphite in a CNC mill. Oddly enough, these cutters are only $22 each. I have no idea how they make them. They are a little thicker than a human hair, or a sheet of paper.
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> Lotta tricks you can do with 'em.
Making barrel holes for the guns on battleship models and then dribbling flat black down there. I remember getting my Enterprise CV-65 when I was small, I loved that model and my cousin ended up serving on her
Making barrel holes for the guns on battleship models and then dribbling flat black down there. I remember getting my Enterprise CV-65 when I was small, I loved that model and my cousin ended up serving on her
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