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Drills, Bits and Accompaniments

Center Punch

A center punch is crucial in helping to ensure a drill bit doesn't wander or walk off when starting a hole.

Manual Type

Center punch for making drill bit pilot holes

Automatic Type

An automatic center punch doesn't need a hammer to make a center hole.
This makes it a good alternative on plastics where a spike from a standard punch might crack it.
It's spring loaded. Position it where you want a center and push it toward the workpiece.

This punch was used to make a tail light mod for broken factory mounting studs 1)

Pin Vise

A pin vise is made for holding tiny drill bits.
Some are made to be chucked into a standard drill and others are hand held standalones.

  • This is an Albrecht JO30 pin vise for 0-1/8“ diameter bits. The cost is upwards of $250. 2)
Pin vise made to fit into a regular drill chuck 3)

Left Hand Drill Bit

Yes, there are really left hand drill bits.
They are usually special order. You wouldn't see them in the normal hardware sections of chain stores.

They are used in the machine shops to get difficult bolts out.
Most of the time the bolt will heat up some from drilling it.
The heat helps it turn loose and then the left twisting pressure from drilling would turn it right out.
You would find them some place like McMaster-Carr. 4)

Left Hand Drill Bit 5)


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