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Tools as objets d'art?

Ultradog MN

Ultradog MN

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Twin Cities
I got this drill bit with some other stuff at an auction a while back.
It's a big one. 1 5/8in dia and nearly 29in long. #4 morse taper - made by Cleveland Twist Drill Co.
I made a hanger for it this morning and put it above the furnace door in my shop office.
Had no way to use it before. Now it'll serve as an ornament.

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My first thought was not to slam the door below the bit. My second thought was COOL looking piece of art. Wish I had one.
 
Since you're on the topic I'll add this. I worked in a job shop, when I needed to hog out a bigger hole to get started I used this 1.875 four fluted drill. I made a clamp for it to rest on the tool holder to take the torque. I see I have the clamp on backwards.
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1-5/8 is not that big. the length is a bit longer than common. There are some bits here if I knew where they are would be in the 2 inch range I believe. Old press repair shop my one brother had had several big drills like that not so long.
 
I ran one like that years ago, jokers loved to come up behind you when you were tapping a hole and crunch a plastic coffee cup behind your head.
 
years ago i was looking for a small lathe for my shop. a friend knew a retired machinist that also had a shop at home and was thinning out the herd. i bought the lathe and he gave me quite a bit of tooling. he had the radial drill for sale too. at the time i didnt have the cash for it. about 6 months later he called and said i still have your drill. hooked up the trailer and headed over. took us half a day to load it with winches and come a longs. weighs about 7k its a 3ph but he has a vfd so i can run it on 220 single ph. he gave me quite a few drill bits to go with it too.
 
I worked in a paper mill machine shop for 30 years and we had drills up to 3 inch and a big radial arm drill. Also had the drill grinder to sharpen them.
 
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