Thread: Auger bit recovery (brace type)

Are you positve the spurs have been removed some bits don't have them

Bits with spurs generally for softwoods and joinery grade work, bits with no spurs generally for hardwoods and construction grade work.

Thanks for the input. I was guessing from the facets on the bit, the way it seemed to simply wedge apart the bit of pine that I was trying it out on and only ever having seen diagrams that showed spurred bits that the spurs had been removed.

Perhaps not. Maybe a sharpening and using it on harder wood is all that is required (or accurately assessing my attempts at joinery grade work as construction grade).

Thanks

Matt

Drill bit img.jpgDrill bit img2.jpg

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/s...r-brace-48982/

Ooh ... (sorry - msg for Geoff) ... I forgot to see if you'd seen one of these before ...

Very unusual brace by Millers falls, No 235 for grinding valves on early engines | eBay

if you're looking for an auger file, the only place i found one was at Lie-Nielsen in Adelaide, it certainly is easier than trying to do the same job with a triangular file, $15 well spent.
I think that once you start to use a properly sharpened bit you'll wonder how you ever did without it, bits can be found at any junk sale for peanuts and with the good old citric acid clean and a sharpen they are good as new...
cheers
matt

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Ooh ... (sorry - msg for Geoff) ... I forgot to see if you'd seen one of these before ...

Very unusual brace by Millers falls, No 235 for grinding valves on early engines | eBay

Well done Paul, no I haven't seen one of those before. On the back of the tool you can see that if you reverse the outer two drivers and retract the centre one it becomes the type that engages with the type of valve that has two holes in the top.
I bought a tool at the HTPS WA tool sale in April that I was not sure of its function, but now I know, thanks to you.

Regards,
HTPS WA 2012 002.jpgGeoff