Billy G's Die Filer

[PixMan]

(03-22-2015, 08:31 AM)Bill Gruby Wrote: WARNING --- This one is for you new people, and pros too. What you are seeing is one continuous chip created by that drill bit. It is the size of a baseball and as sharp as any razor blade you can find. It will tear you up in a heartbeat. Stop once in a while to clear the drill bit, you won't be sorry. A trip to the ER for stitches is not fun.

"Billy G"

And I pray this isn't what prompted the Public Service Announcement, Bill!

I stop feeding for a fraction of a second, barely backing up the tailstock or quill and that's usually enough to break a chip. Or, just use parabolic flute drills (on the snmaller stuff) and they break chips pretty good just by virtue of feeding them properly hard.