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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] What size drill bits?

From: Mitch Davis <mjd@...>
Date: 2013-01-13

On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 10:59 AM, thb201 <hudakjm@...> wrote:
> I was looking to get some drill bits but I only want to get just a few
>sizes, especially if I spring for the more expensive carbide types.

Carbide bits stay sharp for a long time, but they are amazingly
brittle. The slightest sideways movement and ∗ping∗, they're gone.
It's not realistic to use them with something you hold in your hand.
I have used a normal drill press with good results.

Mitch.