quote:Guaranteed in a few years that same guy is missing the E (.250) the 7, 21, and a few other of the common tap and clearance hole bits.
Usually they will have litle bulk pack engel elopes of these sizes in the drawer. Use them till they are dull and toss them.
Then the never go back to the set unless they run out and can substitute the next size till they reorder.
Largely true. I've purchased bulk packs of the ones I've dulled or broken.
I also use my drill bits for two other purposes:
I will hold a bit in my hand, or in a pin vise, and use the bit to clean out holes were necessary. One example would be the rollers on a 364 log loader. Those rollers need to turn freely. I find a bit that just fits. Don't want to enlarge the hole, just clean it.
I have also used the shanks of my drill bits to try to get a good approximation of the diameter of a hole. I find the smallest bit that is too large and the largest bit that fits to estimate the hole size.
