Re: Drill Bits and MiniMate
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Steve SANDIFER
It is my experience that most drill failures are from mishandling, not poor drills, especially when you are drilling into plastic, wood, or resin. I pick mine up at a local hobby shop and have at least 3 of each in stock when I start a project. I've broken more by stupidly laying down the Dremel than anything else. #76-80 are my most used sizes.
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From: James F. Brewer To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Drill Bits and MiniMate Denny, Based on your and Pierre's comments on the MiniMate, I plan to buy one soon. I usually buy my drill bits from Micro-Mark, who advertise them as "high speed steel." Are these good to use in the MiniMate? Any other suggestions for drill bits? Many thanks. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Anspach To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:25 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Single-sheathed box cars > .....all of the holes I > drill in resin , I use a Dremel Mini-Mite. A battery powered moto- > tool. > If you're careful and use the right feed rate and speed you can also > successfully use this tool for styrene as well. > Drilling 36 holes becomes a job of mere minutes. I will second that. Just don't try to use carbide bits this way, however. You (meaning me, of course) cannot hold the tool steady enough to avoid bit breakage. The battery-powered Dremel tools are a godsend. Denny
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