Freight prices! Or should that be Fright prices?
I've just learned the cost of the freight for the two packages the Juergen sent at his cost (because things were running so late).
The November 16 parcel was 30 kilos and via DHL Paket would have been E123. UPS cost to Juergen was E365! That's 297% of the cost of the slow DHL Paket, even though UPS arrived here in 4-5 days.:o
The December 23 parcel was 8.5 kilos and via DHL Paket would have been E59. UPS an astonishing E220! That's 373% of DHL Paket:o:o
Custom specialised drill for dog holes - interested?
Custom specialised drill for dog holes - interested? <hr style="color:#fffae8; background-color:#fffae8" size="1"> I'm thinking of getting a small quantity of specialised drills for dog holes made. It would be 3/4" HSS M2 steel, and have black rings etched around the flutes, every 10mm so you would have a pretty good idea of the drilling depth. Perhaps the 50mm and 100mm rings could be heavier or darker. Flute length 130mm, overall length 196mm, and the rings would be measured from the spurs, not the brad point.
The other idea that I had was to make the chuck end of the shank a "RotaStop" grind, which is eccentric. This would heavily limit slippage in the chuck and also allow the drill bit to be used with the RotaStop extensions (90, 150 & 270mm).
The idea came to mind because of the sheer number of bench builds lately.
I have considered a tungsten tipped Scotch pattern Auger (thanks Groggy), but this can't be done in the same steel, TC cannot be sharpened to the same level, and the surface inside the holes would be rougher (no big deal?) but the entry hole would be nowhere near as good. Exit wound can be fixed with a round over router bit I suppose, and maybe even the entry hole, as Groggy did. I still prefer the Brad Point idea at the moment.
A 16mm FCE 5* is about $21.27, but these would not be a cheap drill, mainly because of the production numbers, but when you need the right drill........
What do you think?
Sharpening 5* Brad Points
Anyone who has 5* Brad Points might be interested in this thread on sharpening them.