Dennis, Ralph & all other push drill lovin' galoots:

FWIW - Last week, I bought a pack of replacement drill bits for my Stanley
#41 push drill.  The bits that I bought are the old-style "2-flute"
type.  I bought them "off the rack" @ my local Ace hardware store.  Mebbe
they're selling old stock? I dunno, but, aside from being a bit pricey
($9.50 for for bits), they owrk great.

-- Gerry Kmack / Cave Creek, AZ

At  Thursday 09:27 AM 3/9/00 , Heyza, Dennis wrote:
>In reply to my push drill question, Ralph wrote -
>
>         One thing to be aware of, though, is that the new Stanley/Yankee
>bits are
>         twist drills, NOT the 2-flute style used on the older drills.
>
>         This may be a niggling point to most people, but for Shaker box
>bands the
>         twist drills are a real problem.  The point on the end of the twist
>bit
>         makes it nearly impossible to drill a hole in the end of a box
>finger
>         without splitting.  The 2-flute bits with their flat tips don't have
>this
>         problem.
>
>         The 2-flute bits are very difficult to find in the smallest two
>sizes (which
>         of course are the ones I need for box work).  I buy any that I
>see...
>
>         Thanks for pointing this out Ralph, since my primary reason for
>buying a push drill was for Shaker boxes.
>
>         Dennis
>
>
>
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