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Subject: Re: Carbide PCB drill ?

From: "Ben L" <bhleavi@...>
Date: 2011-02-26

> Its better to use high speed steel or cobalt bits..
> they can be found cheap from Victor machine or travers or on the web!
> The carbide bits break too easy even with a dremel drill press.

I use Carbibe bits in a Dremel drill press all the time, drill many 1000's of holes in a sitting and hardly ever break a bit. When I do it is because I got in a hurry and moved the board too quick before the bit exited the board.

Ben