Hi All. With the sad loss of Elaine's Emporium I'm wondering where to buy drill bits from? I'm aware of Squires but not over keen on using them.
Any ideas?
All Best
Dave
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Not cheap but Busch drills from Cookson Gold are very good.
I learned a long time ago to avoid cheap drills, especially the twenty for £3.95 variety.
I learned a long time ago to avoid cheap drills, especially the twenty for £3.95 variety.
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You could also try Proops Brothers. They do small diameter drill bits in packs of 5 or 10. I've tried a couple of sizes and have no complaints.
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I buy these (various sellers on ebay) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124871526517. The 0.4mm ones are good - even if the pin chuck rolls off the bench the drill bit doesn't break. They last a lot longer than the ones that were more than £1 each from Eileen's.
But do avoid the 0.5mm - they're consistently blunt and/or brittle.
But do avoid the 0.5mm - they're consistently blunt and/or brittle.
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Carbide drills down to 0.1mm (4 thou) here:
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/esd-cont ... y=Diameter
Not cheap!
Martin.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/esd-cont ... y=Diameter
Not cheap!
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Tungsten carbide drills are, however, brittle compared to HSS, so beware!
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I've used Arc Euro Trade before for bulk packs of sub-1mm drills and been very satisfied.
Combined with a pillar drill for most holes, they stay sharp and don't snap.
https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Cutting-Tools/Twist-Drill-Bits/Drill-Bits---Polished/04-08mm
And they are cheap enough to bin them at the first sign of misbehaviour...
HTH
Paul
Combined with a pillar drill for most holes, they stay sharp and don't snap.
https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Cutting-Tools/Twist-Drill-Bits/Drill-Bits---Polished/04-08mm
And they are cheap enough to bin them at the first sign of misbehaviour...
HTH
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Paul has made an interesting point. When used with a pillar drill, breakages are considerably reduced compared to drilling by hand.
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You need a pretty good chuck to hold anything 0.5 and under, though. Same applies to pin-vices, of course. The modern cheapie stuff just doesn't hack it, well not for long, and I've found it necessary to cough-up some cash.
I'll put in a word for buying boxed set of drills - 1 to 6 by 0.1 used to be a classic. It's a cheap way to buy them and those you don't drill holes with will likely be used as gauges or for bending tank corners.
DaveB
I'll put in a word for buying boxed set of drills - 1 to 6 by 0.1 used to be a classic. It's a cheap way to buy them and those you don't drill holes with will likely be used as gauges or for bending tank corners.
DaveB
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