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eric

05-26-2004 10:33:58




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i was just handed down a super set of old wood bits. all sharp and in a cool wooden case. the part that goes in the drill chuck is four sided and tapered. i assume they are for an old hand drill, what i would like to know is if there is a chuck or adapter that i can use in my cordless or drill press so that i may use these bits. i just dont think i would ever use them in a hand drill. thanks for your time. eric

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eric

05-28-2004 06:05:34




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 Re: wood drill bit question in reply to eric, 05-26-2004 10:33:58  
thanks for the advice, i guess ill try them in my handdrill. it didnt come with the bits but ill try.



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Gary

05-26-2004 16:51:50




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 Re: wood drill bit question in reply to eric, 05-26-2004 10:33:58  
I will trade you a darn good set of drill bits to use in your cordless for the ones you have before you ruin them. Gary



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Robert in W. Mi

05-26-2004 12:05:53




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 Re: wood drill bit question in reply to eric, 05-26-2004 10:33:58  
"If" you get them in your drill, you might as well kiss them bood by!! You will never use them slow enough to make them last.

Robert



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Bigdog

05-26-2004 11:45:14




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 Re: wood drill bit question in reply to eric, 05-26-2004 10:33:58  
Along with what the others have said, these bits were not designed for use in a high-speed drill. They were designed to be used in a hand brace drilling at a very low speed.



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Dan in Wisconsin

05-26-2004 10:45:28




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 Re: wood drill bit question in reply to eric, 05-26-2004 10:33:58  
If you want to preserve them in original state you wouldn't want to do this. What I have done is to cut the squared end off and use them in the cordless or electric drill that way.



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Brian G. NY

05-26-2004 10:57:24




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 Re: Re: wood drill bit question in reply to Dan in Wisconsin, 05-26-2004 10:45:28  
I guess you could find an old brace (hand drill) and cut off the chuck leaving enuf shaft to fit your electric drill. It'd be a bit "unwieldy" but I think the drill bits are worth a lot more than the brace is.



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David H.

05-27-2004 11:31:54




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 Re: Re: Re: wood drill bit question in reply to Brian G. NY, 05-26-2004 10:57:24  
I agree with Gary. Please don't ruin them. At least sell them and use the money to buy normal bits. The square-headed brace bits are extremely expensive to buy new, and hard to get a complete set of old ones. Try using them with a brace, I've come to really enjoy working with my brace/bits.



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