Wood drill bits: Lip and spur drill bits

Lip and spur drill bits are generally readily available in sizes from 3-16 mm (0.12– 0.63 in).

Conventional twist drill bits have the tendency to roam when offered to a level workpiece. For metalwork, this is responded to by piercing a pilot opening with a spotting drill bit. In timber, the lip and also stimulate drill bit is one more remedy: The centre of the drill bit is provided not the straight carve of the twist drill bit, however a spur with a sharp factor and also 4 sharp edges to reduce the timber. The sharp factor of the spur merely presses right into the soft timber to maintain the drill bit in line.Continue reading