Yeah Don, and GGs--
I may be dim, but I've been puzzled for years on how (and why) they do that
solid-center auger. I have several sets of vintage Irwins and some solid-center
bits in large diameters made recently with bitstocks *designed* to be sawn off
if desired (revealing a hex shank) but I still don't get the concept. The
drawn-out and twisted rod seems perfectly adequate and super-simple. What am I
missing?
EMWTK--gam in OlyWA/USA
PS Happy New Year to all galoots, everywhere.
How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one
cares for none of them!
Jane Austen
From: Don Schwartz
To: oldtools@s...
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2017 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [OldTools] auger forging
On 2017-12-22 9:53 PM, John Leyden wrote:
> There’s a video of a modern factory making augers at:https://www.yout
ube.com/watch?v=7GdQJCuLjSg">at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GdQJCuLjSg
<https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=7GdQJCuLjSg>
>
> Even so, it still seems to require a substantial amount of hand work.
Indeed. It seems to follow very closely the description I've read. BTW I
realized last night that I was confused. Tthe double twist style may
actually be easier to make than the solid center Irwin style. And, the
single twist hollow style may be easiest of the three.
Don
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