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Chinese Spot Drills

What kind of tip facet should I expect?

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Colin Whittaker19/06/2017 11:17:13
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It's only cost me a few dollars so it's no big deal ...

I decided to buy some spot drills for use in making accurately located holes in brass for a clock. The set of Chinese bits that arrived from AliExpress do not come to a conical point as I would expect. From one side the bit does come to a point but when rotated 90 degrees there is now a large flat profile that doesn't look as though it will deliver the wanted hole precision.

Who's confused about what a spotting drill should do/look like? Me and/or the Chinese supplier?

Thanks, Colin

JasonB19/06/2017 11:20:24
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All mine have a straight bit between the two ends much like you get on a twist drill, depending on make the size of this does vary.

JasonB19/06/2017 11:40:14
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On the left is an unbranded Chinese one (actually it may be Interstate) on the right a branded keo one that I got from MSC and that is the make I buy now as they cut better. Keo one probably cost more than a whole set from Aliexpress but if you want precision you need to buy decent things.

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John Flack19/06/2017 13:29:59
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I have in the past purchased c/drills from Drill Services these range from O to 4/O the smallest having a tip of 0.010". I paid about a fiver then,but being double ended halves the cost. No ides how this compares with info above

John

Colin Whittaker19/06/2017 14:08:01
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Sounds like I do have the real thing.

Thanks for the intelligent answers to my stupid question.

I guess I'd better give my supplier some positive feedback.

Cheers, Colin

ChrisB19/06/2017 14:59:05
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The Dormer stub drills I have all end up with a pointed tip with almost no web. Compared to a stub drill a normal twist drill has a much larger web.

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Mike19/06/2017 15:02:34
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I've always used centre drills rather than spot drills. When both ends are no longer capable of being sharpened, you are left with a useful cylindrical bit of HSS which can be ground into other tools. Yes, I am stingy! My chart lists 12 drills, from sizes 00 to 10 (0.125 to 1 inch, although sizes 0 to 4 will perform most tasks in my workshop.

I.M. OUTAHERE19/06/2017 18:47:19
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I have a nice carbide spotting drill , split point geometry , well that was until i dropped it on the concrete floor chipping the point 😭 .

While i'm here and as i will eventually get around to fixing that spotting drill i am interested in everyones thoughts as to the type of grind i put on it with my T&C .

Split point ?

Four facet ?

Ian.

Neil Wyatt20/06/2017 19:35:37
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Expect an article on web thinning in the next MEW.

As far as I can see Jason's better drill has the web thinned, perhaps the other drill could be ground to match.

Spotting drills are a use for broken jobber's drills, as long as they haven't bent.

Neil

JasonB20/06/2017 19:52:11
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Keo site says their spot drills have a constant thickness thin web that does not require web thinning if sharpendsmiley See page 18 of cataloge

Edited By JasonB on 20/06/2017 19:55:55

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