Carbide bits are so brittle, they scare me. If it breaks, the chuck could be history. I would just use a high quality high speed steel bit or, like I sand before, a cobalt bit.
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Carbide bits are so brittle, they scare me. If it...
Carbide bits are so brittle, they scare me. If it breaks, the chuck could be history. I would just use a high quality high speed steel bit or, like I sand before, a cobalt bit.
You may have to go and buy a better drill bit. A...
You may have to go and buy a better drill bit. A small cobalt drill bit would be good. Even better would be to drill a small hole first (5/64" say) and then a larger hole (say 1/8"). The second bit...
You cannot just buy the spindle. I think you have...
You cannot just buy the spindle. I think you have to go with Doc's suggestion and fix it yourself. You may have to take the z truck out of the machine to do it. It would be best to hold the chuck in...