Drill bit terms -- what do they mean

Sep 04, 2009 5 Replies

I would like to know what the terms jobbers length, taper and screw machine mean with respect to drill bits.



thanks,



al


Normal, long, and short, respectively.

You left out spot, center, and parabolic.

Wes

You left out aircraft, bet there's a lot more

Karl

I was just trying to get things rolling ;)

Wes

Start here with basic research...

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The terms refer to the length of the "bit" in this case.

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