J_SAMa
Established Member
I've always drilled with my trusty Bosch drill, but the purist in me just makes me want to try drilling with a brace, at least just try it.
Of course auger bits would be used with a brace, and the best place to look for auger bits is the Bay (hammer). What I'm worried about is the de-rusting of bits... I've done planes and chisels and they're easy, but I imagine its hard to take sandpaper to a drill bit. Don't want to use electrolysis, not worth it for just a few bits.
Now, do auger bits, or any other bits for that matter need to be de-rusted on anywhere else other than the very tip at all? It's only the tip that does the cutting and the rest of the drill bit pretty much only serves to extract the shavings.
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What would you use to drill a flat-bottomed hole with a brace? Forstner's obviously not an option. Spade bits?
Sam
Of course auger bits would be used with a brace, and the best place to look for auger bits is the Bay (hammer). What I'm worried about is the de-rusting of bits... I've done planes and chisels and they're easy, but I imagine its hard to take sandpaper to a drill bit. Don't want to use electrolysis, not worth it for just a few bits.
Now, do auger bits, or any other bits for that matter need to be de-rusted on anywhere else other than the very tip at all? It's only the tip that does the cutting and the rest of the drill bit pretty much only serves to extract the shavings.
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What would you use to drill a flat-bottomed hole with a brace? Forstner's obviously not an option. Spade bits?
Sam