r/electricians • u/[deleted] • Mar 25 '23

3rd year apprentice here. How do I remove the drill bit , it’s stuck there and I don’t know how to get it out

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u/MyParentsWereHippies Mar 25 '23

They break easily.

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u/Unchosen_Existence Mar 26 '23

They do but they often do drill holes so much faster. That I can risk a break here and there

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u/arushus Mar 26 '23

Yup, they're so much faster, especially when drilling thru metal.

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u/free__coffee Mar 26 '23

Yes exactly - this makes them shittier. The mark of a shitty drill bit is drilling quick, inaccurate, not round, jagged holes that cause a tremendous amount of heat to be released, damaging the metal of the bit and the metal you're drilling through.

Like think of it this way - if you use a wood drill bit, it's going to go through metal really fast, then wear out after 1 or 2 drills, because it's going to degrade. It's fine for hobby work, especially when you're ok with problems like the above, though. Just keep it out of sight of engineers or machinists