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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for a specialty bit / looking for a prototyping board.

2006-04-13 by Stefan Trethan

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:14:50 +0200, John Young <wa8kne@...> wrote:

> I just tried the 'brad point' wood working bits also from harbor freight
>
> - low cost and good results.
>
> The brad point bit does not walk the way the hole saw did.  I can even
>
> work without
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> clamping the board to the drill press.
>
>
> As a bonus the brad point bits cut perfect holes in the thinest sheet  
> metal.
>
>
> John
>
> WA8KNE


I was thinking of them too.

I wish i could find brad point bits here that are HSS, for sheetmetal. The  
stupid shops only sell wood bits.
I'm seriously considering to try and grind my own from a set of normal HSS  
drills....


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