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John Donivan Monday, January 05, 2009
   
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    To Holly and all.. I've been away, and there's been much about
    this... But two thoughts: 

    Sharpening wire size drill bits with a separating disk is pretty
    common practice, and easy to do with a steady hand. I use a
    Crystallite diamond wheel because I have it, instead. 

    More to the point - many here rely on some jewelry supplier or
    another - often Rio - for absolutely everything, which I'm familiar
    with but it's a mistake, really. Rio doesn't have LOTS of stuff, and
    neither do the others. When you need serious steel stuff - drills,
    cutters, machinery, you're better off going to the steel business
    for it. 

    Many here like McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/ I like
    https://www.travers.com/ a lot. There is http://www.enco.com, which
    tends to the cheaper imports. Even grizzly isn't too bad. Another
    biggie is http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/nnsrhm and there are many
    others - http://www.wttool.com/, http://www.reidsupply.com/.
    Actually, your local Home Depot or Ace hardware has some pretty
    decent drills in a limited size range. Bosch....... BTW,
    http://www.littlemachineshop.com/ is most useful, too, but generally
    for other reasons - small scale tooling. Any of those carry drills
    that are specific to metals and/or applications running from circuit
    board to aerospace. Don't be afraid to branch out with your sources.
    Jewelry = jewelers suppy, steel =steel supply, etc.

http://www.donivanandmaggiora.com


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