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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ..They hide behind their big brothers. the 1/2 and 3/4  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 194 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Because they're tiny?
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 | All three are correct answers!! Time to restock!! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 899 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 899 | Because we're getting older and can't see, and also can't remember where we put them.
Brian
1955.2 3100 Truck
The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 295 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 295 | Because you want them. They know this and go into hiding. The rest of the time they get right up front to get in your way and I suppose put up a screen for whatever it is you want at that time to hide behind it.
I give up on realistic answers because I have never found a good solution to this question using facts and reality.
Dan Bentler | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 | Just buy a whole case - a "variety pack" - and leave the box where you can always see it. The average life span of a 1/16 bit is about 3 seconds. 
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 | Ha! I have three indexes and anything smaller than 1/8" is gone! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | The average life span of a 1/16 bit is about 3 seconds. Wow, that's double the life I usually get!  | | | | | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 403 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 403 | I keep my small drills seperate from my bigger ones 1/8" on down in old pill bottles the same as my spot weld cutters.
They are easy labled that way for old eyes to read.I usually buy several at a time then when they get low buy some more.
Good quality bits last a long time if you take care of them and "DO NOT FORCE THEM" into your material. I also have a small battery operated drill motor that works well when I use the smaller bits.
I like the Cobalt Bits in the smaller sizes too.
62Blue
Don
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You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach3" Paul F Crichmore (Test Pilot)
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 785 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 785 | I ran across an ebay ad a few years back for bulk qty's of made in USA drill bits, an industrial supply in Oklahoma (iirc) was going out of business. His listing was for letter only, and he indicated he would be selling the number and fractional sets later. Of course, I emailed and asked for the complete qty of everything. It was quite an outlay, about $750 in total (which was about 25% of retail), and I then ordered the Huot dispenser cabinets: http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y1.../?action=view¤t=Picture293.jpgAfter filling the three cabinets up, I sold off the remainder on ebay in smaller qtys (but still in original envelope packages) and darn near paid for the whole deal. Probably the best move I've ever made in my shop....... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 | Like all lof us you slip them into your pocket when you change to another drill bit. Ask the wife if you can have them back. They probably made it to the washing machine or dryer.
1939 Chevrolet Stake Truck
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