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Offline Roger B

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Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« on: June 01, 2011, 09:35:22 PM »
I need a 7/16" deep hole drill for my Hawken project.  I should have stuck with 3/8" (which I have), but didn't, thinking I had a 7/16".  Track advertises one, but I'm a little skittish about buying tools from them.  I could have the RR hole end milled, but I don't want to lose the wood.  Any bright ideas?
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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 09:52:51 PM »
Dru   Hedgecock   5420 Morris Hill Ave   Walkertown   NC 27051   makes and sells them. Sorry I don't have his telephone number.
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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 09:55:26 PM »
Roger
I have one from Track and  have drilled a dozen or so holes with no problem.I bought it about ten years ago so they might have changed since then.

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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 10:03:55 PM »
Thanks Dennis & Bear.  If I can't find Dru Hedgecock, I'll go through Track.  He might make their's anyway.
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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 11:51:45 PM »
Save shipping, buy the drill you want, and a piece of rod the same size at the local hardware, then take it to your local welder, and he can make it for you for $10 or $20 bucks max, unless he don't like you. ;D.  That's another story, shouldn't have insulted his dogs lineage.  You might even be able to wait for it if they're not busy.  I've had them made in a number of sizes that way.

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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 11:55:59 PM »
I considered having one made that way, but I just got one from Dru for about as much as the welding & material would have cost me.  Plus, I had a really nice conversation with him which was free!
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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2011, 12:03:09 AM »
What's Drus contact info?
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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2011, 12:28:26 AM »
Quote from: Dennis Glazener on June 01, 2011, 09:52:51 PM
Dru   Hedgecock   5420 Morris Hill Ave   Walkertown   NC 27051   makes and sells them. Sorry I don't have his telephone number.
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Re: Who has or makes deep hole drills?
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2011, 03:02:36 AM »
Use the 3/8 drill you have.  Pull it in and out a couple of extra times then take a slotted cleaning jig on a suitable length rod mounted in a 1/4 inch drill.  Use a thin strip of emory and gradually sand out the front end of the channel for about 8 inches.  Then taper the ramrod a bit.  You will be glad for the extra 1/32 between the barrel and ramrod channel at the back and tapered ramrods always go more easily in the thimbles.
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