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Re: Best Type of Drill Bits from McMaster or Otherwise?

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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post

Rule 5: Hand drills are always set down on their sides. I've seen many bits snapped off from a drill that tipped over. This can also knock the chuck off-center, which will cause issues when drilling.
We have mounted a triangular piece of sheet metal to the bottom of all of our hand drills so that they can no longer be left standing upright. Takes the kids a while to get use to this. The next issue is that they want to leave them on the edge of the table where they are easy to knock onto the floor...
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