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Re: [Shop-talk] Drill bits: carbon steel vs high-speed

To: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Drill bits: carbon steel vs high-speed
From: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:40:03 -0400
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was planning to get a set of teensy wire-gauge drill bits from these
people: http://www.gyrostools.com/index.html
>
> I noticed that they sell both carbon steel and high-speed steel versions,
and the price difference is quite small.
>
> Is there any reason to choose carbon over high-speed if the price is the
same? B Do carbon steel drill bits have any possible advantage other than
sometimes being cheaper?

Carbon steel is a bit easier to sharpen.  Doesn't matter to me: I use
a powered diamond wheel to sharpen bits.



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