Micro Carbide Drill Bits

[Trackpad]

I just went to the drillbitsunlimited website and had no problems logging on, it is the same site as I used when I ordered my first lot of drill bits.

Des.

Des, thx. Please post the website address you used.

[Des]

www.drillbitsunlimited.com  I used google search.

Des.

[lcarroll]

Thanks Des, it worked. I had tried it on Google earlier as well as "Bing" to no success. This is great news!
Cheers,
Lance

[Chris Johnson]

I just tried out their bits yesterday for the first time and am I ever impressed with the cutting speed together with the fact that I don't need to fiddle around chucking the bit in a pin vice. I'm sold on them.

Cheers,

Chris

[Trackpad]

I got a message from Jason Gale of Drill Bits Unlimited. He says, in part, "Hello, There was a site disruption that has been fixed." I'm on site with no problem now, so whatever the trouble was, it ain't no more!      

[lcarroll]

I just tried out their bits yesterday for the first time and am I ever impressed with the cutting speed together with the fact that I don't need to fiddle around chucking the bit in a pin vice. I'm sold on them.

Cheers,

Chris

Altho I tend to break a lot of them I am still a great fan of their product. I suspect the fact that I'm using a very fine size (#80 or 83 in most cases) and a large measure of "operator error/clumsiness" is the real reason for breakage!
Glad we've found Jason again!
Cheers
Lance

[Trackpad]

"...together with the fact that I don't need to fiddle around chucking the bit in a pin vice."
Cheers,
Chris

OK, Chris, I give up. If you're not using a pin vice, just what are you using??  I can always use a new idea!

[lcarroll]

Gary,

 I use them "hands free" most of the time as it reduces the bending moment of an extension such as a pin vice. I do chuck the thicker ones for heavier work though. Bet Chris is the same.....
Cheers,
Lance

[Des]

Like Chris and Lance, I use the drill bits "hands free" as well, I find that I have a much better feel of the drill bit when I spin it between my fingers, it takes little flexing to break these bits so extra care is needed when using them. Any size above 0.5mm I use in a pin vice, these larger bits are quite a bit stronger and are not prone to break as easily, but, as said before, they are excellent drill bits, very sharp and very accurate in size.

Des.

[Trackpad]

"If you stop learning, you are dead." Guess I'm still alive: thx for the idea to Des, Lance and Chris. I'm obviously too attached to my pin vise!