I have been unable to locate a source for 6" long 1/16" H.S. steel drill bits. Does anyone have a source for these? I only need these to drill through cast aluminum at low RPM. Alternatively, if I got some .062" piano wire could I use my drill bit sharpener to make my own? Thank you.
I bought 4 inch long bits #50 drillbits from MSC.
Precision Twist Drill shows 6" and 12" aircraft style drills in their catalogue. MSC or any machinist supply house would be a good bet.
michael
Here are some 6 inchers.
The important question is not where to get such drill bits, or how to make them. Assuming you have the bit, how do you manage to drill a straight hole with them. That hole will twist and turn like a corkscrew. An EDM would probably be a better choice.
Boris
A quick search turned up six choices for 6" long 1/16" bits at MSC. I've pasted the incredibly long URL of my search below, so maybe you can jump right to it by pasting in your browser window. The key was to ask for "aircraft" length, rather than extra long. . .
Frank Ford
Check any of the major supply houses. I regularly use them in 12" length. Anyone that carries Cleveland brand bits should have them.
Craig C. snipped-for-privacy@ev1.net
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I got a HEAP of extra _short_ ones!
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EDM? Then you have the problem of finding a 6" 1/32" bit to core the 1/16" electrode!
Tony
Thanks but this is RCM so I just make my own all the time . Maybe try Ebay ? ;-) Ken Cutt
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Damn!
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 00:24:03 -0700, Ken Cutt calmly ranted:
Superglue?
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Try the woodworking forum if you're going to sell _that_ sort of shoddy workmanship. They get too hot over here. After about 3 seconds of drilling they start melting and epoxy's....D'Oh!
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