Short morse taper drill bits.

[Mark P.Participant @markp]

Does anyone know if short (1/2 length)MT2 drill bits are available?
Regards Mark P.

[Mark P.Participant @markp]

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Certainly. When they are half worn out………………

[HOWARDTParticipant @howardt]

We used to use split morse taper holders with tangled drill of the required length. Expensive as tang sizes change as drill sizes increase so require a number of sleeves. Cheaper to use collet holder or simple chuck.

Howard

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I tend to use a cut off wheel and shorten well used ones. It is usually the first couple of inches of flute that is worn.

If I am only "rough" drilling I will sometimes grind the drill a bit one sided to cut slightly over when the flutes are showing wear, tends to stop the rubbing.

[Mark P.Participant @markp]

Thanks chaps might go looking for old ones at autojumbles etc and cut them down.
Mark P.

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