WoodNutOntario
Member
Hi All,
Since i am a fairly new pen turner, +- 1 1/2 years i have mainly purchased the pen kits that supply the bushings, drill bits and a few kits.
A great starter set up to get you turning fast.
Unfortunately as i turn more expensive kits and use rarer and more expensive woods and other materials i have come to a realization....
I was drilling a piece of Cocobolo, a very nice piece that almost looked like burl.
I centre marked the blank and the drill bit and off i go.
As i am drilling i notice that the bit is drilling off centre!
Too late to save the blank now!
The hole is oversized and it is for the largest kit i have...
So i strip the set up and rotate the bit by hand with a square next to it.
And i find that it does not rotate exactly straight. It has a bit of a curve to it.
I then run it along a flat surface and one side does not even come close to contacting the surface. The one side if okay but the other is way off!
I tried this with most of the "kit" bits and find it is pretty much standard!
Not a good sign!!
Did the same test with my Titanium Nitride covered bits and they are perfect!
Unfortunately the set does not contain all the bits i require.
So my question is this:
What drill bits would the Pro's recommend?
Preferably stuff i ca buy in Canada, but if not it does not really matter.
Thanks in advance!
Andrew
Since i am a fairly new pen turner, +- 1 1/2 years i have mainly purchased the pen kits that supply the bushings, drill bits and a few kits.
A great starter set up to get you turning fast.
Unfortunately as i turn more expensive kits and use rarer and more expensive woods and other materials i have come to a realization....
I was drilling a piece of Cocobolo, a very nice piece that almost looked like burl.
I centre marked the blank and the drill bit and off i go.
As i am drilling i notice that the bit is drilling off centre!
Too late to save the blank now!
The hole is oversized and it is for the largest kit i have...
So i strip the set up and rotate the bit by hand with a square next to it.
And i find that it does not rotate exactly straight. It has a bit of a curve to it.
I then run it along a flat surface and one side does not even come close to contacting the surface. The one side if okay but the other is way off!
I tried this with most of the "kit" bits and find it is pretty much standard!
Not a good sign!!
Did the same test with my Titanium Nitride covered bits and they are perfect!
Unfortunately the set does not contain all the bits i require.
So my question is this:
What drill bits would the Pro's recommend?
Preferably stuff i ca buy in Canada, but if not it does not really matter.
Thanks in advance!
Andrew