woodscavenger
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I branched out, felt rich and loaded up with some Gentleman's RB kits with the bushing, drill bits, blanks and extra tubes. I got the Norseman 37/64 bit from BB. I was in awe. It looked like something out of the orthopedic surgery OR suites I used to haunt as a med students. It looked like surgical steel.
I put it off for a while then cut the blanks and clamped them in my drill centering jig. I remember how large the BEB jumbo blanks looked when doing a slimline, cigar, or even a Baron but up against this bit I was shaking in my boots. For the first time I opened up my drill press and checked the pulley settings to get the slowest speed.
That thing cuts amazingly well. I could have slammed that bit through the entire blank in one stroke if I wanted to. I had three blanks. Two of them made it. A beautiful cocobolo blank disintegrated before my eyes with a loud and scary CRAKKK!
I think that bit still gives me the creeps. I hope the kits turn out well. I will keep you posted.
I put it off for a while then cut the blanks and clamped them in my drill centering jig. I remember how large the BEB jumbo blanks looked when doing a slimline, cigar, or even a Baron but up against this bit I was shaking in my boots. For the first time I opened up my drill press and checked the pulley settings to get the slowest speed.
That thing cuts amazingly well. I could have slammed that bit through the entire blank in one stroke if I wanted to. I had three blanks. Two of them made it. A beautiful cocobolo blank disintegrated before my eyes with a loud and scary CRAKKK!
I think that bit still gives me the creeps. I hope the kits turn out well. I will keep you posted.