Well, you learn something new every day! I have never seen a flat drill bit with those peachy-keen coolant holes before! And I probably never will, thanks to this handy dandy video showing some great tips on how to NOT wreck an old Forstner bit to counter-bore aluminium holes. ( I felt so very British typing "Aluminium" just now. :) Enjoy the weekend, D&P :)
Hey Tommy, if internet videos are good for anything then it's passing on inforamtion to help each other.. values that founded this channel 14 years ago and pretty much the same values today..! Take care and have a great wekeend sire.. all the best. D&Pxx
Great tip about leaving half of the bit cross section off the grinding wheel. This is a great idea for a homemade tool that will be used only for special jobs rather than every day. I'm still trying to get past ending up with ugly bits that cut OK or great looking bits that don't cut worth a lick. 😁 Love the home brew tool hacks. Thanks Del and Penny. Cheers and safe rides. ❤👍👍
Thanks Rick.. i always aim for function over form, so it doesn't matter if they're ugly, as long as they cut effectivly right?. most of these jobs are simple technical opperations, and just perfected through practice, trial and error.. Thank you as always for your kind words of support.. Take care and enjoy your weekend.. D&Pxx
Great advice. I was thinking about a couple of other make a tool, tools as well. This is now a favourite tool to. But the set of large size Allen keys made from bolts and who could forget the peg spanner for a swinging arm. Another great video for the toolbox!
real life motto... Need a tool, make a tool. Your headstock bearing seater is awesome. Putting a drill or angle grinder in a vice was inspired genius. (using that this week to do stuff to giselle bike_ I have loads of home made tools for the bike mechanicing, but I also... have loads for when I was an IC/Computer consultant, for working on and building computers, servers, cases, racking. I still have a victorinox swiss army knife, that I've adapted the small blade on, for undoing those tiny screws, like you get in specticles. I've used the long blade, heated to do road side plastic welding on broken plastic, and a bike screen that cracked when hit by a flying kamekazee pidgeon. Inspired genius!! Be safe guys
@@Moonfleet41 fingers crossed, Giselle will be road ready and I'll be doing the Dave Day ride from Knutsford services to Barrow-in-Furness.. on Saturday
I enjoy watching ways that different tools can be made rather than bought for specific jobs. I’m slowly building my custom tool collection as needed. Thanks for sharing your tips and ideas.
Just a word of caution to anybody doing this, a milling slot drill has offset cutting edges to avoid it shattering, you should NOT use this tool unless you have a pilot hole through or are just putting a flat face at the bottom of a through hole as Dell said. I had a tool shatter years ago it gets your attention quickly and without warning, safety first.
Making one tool into another for certain jobs is a great idea presuming you have the tools to make it, eg. not every diy mechanic has pillar drills or welding facilities or even grinding wheels
A great how to Del, job well done. Homemade tools are the best as you said ,we all have them for that one job and in the tool box they go for another day. Hope all is well over your side, take care. Cheers PS I am over this bloody rain we are getting LOL
Absolutely mate.. cant imagine the collective money i would have spent on those items if they'd been off the shelf products.. Sunny days over here now too mate, so thanks for that.. don't worry though, our summers are usually the twp weeks between June and July..then it'll be on it's way back..!lol
& In tribute to Threddie . . . #'Flat bottomed drills - you make the cutting World go round!'# (FX. A lone pistol shot from deep within The Greenwood . . 'Aye, twas the kindest thing to do' : )xx
Hi del a bit off topic but the next time you do a tyre change and you balance it can you try balancing the wheel at the same time by rotating the tyre on the rim so it's balanced before you inflate it thus not needing many if any weights a friend of mine told me about it so thought you might try it cheers del and penny have a good weekend
In some cases ive found tyres that already need almost no weight as long as you mount the location dot in the right place..(and if a tyre has one, then is MUST be mounted there and nowhere else..! ) also you cannot rotate a tyre on the rim once it's seated, and you cannot balance it if it's not seated properly on the bead, so it would mean continually breaking it off the bead and reseating it over and over again to try balancing it on that basis. not really practical mate. That sounds more like something someone has noodled up as a theory based on zero expreience..!
@Moonfleet41 I understand about the dot and the bead being broken I think the bloke meant don't inflate it but just rotate the tyre til I assume they balance equally but im assuming he has a reference mark to start with but im probably wrong just thought ide share what he told me
Yeah, i get what you were saying mate, but in practice, you absolutley canont move the tyre once it's seated on the bead, inflated or not..and if it's not seated on the outer lip then it won't balance, it'll just wobble about...even is it's uninflated...so maybe in theory there is some logic in the principle, but no way would that work in practice mate.. TBH i just fitted my first ever set of Dynabeads, and both wheels are totally perfect with zero weight added... damned if i know how they work, but they do..lol!
i think the only place I have personally seen flat bottom drills is in some examples of machine work. I didn't know they were actually a "hand tool" thing.
Del i am a toolmaker by trade , And you have not done a bad job of that in fact not bad at all , you can offset it slightly to give a totally flat bottom , But as you say if it's just a counterbore for a cap screw it doesn't matter . Dave
Hi Dave, thanks for your kind words of support, without doubt, if i needed this tool to do a critical job, anything internal for an engine or other machine, i would buy one like i had in the video... cutting them myself like this would only ever be for burying a cap screw head or somthing equaly ancilliary. Thanks agian for the approval. Del.
@@Moonfleet41I saw some brake and clutch levers on the counter and got excited that maybe a Street Bob lever modification video is coming. 😅 I see now that those are not HD levers.
What i do is, i drill the hole with a normal drill bit then i finish the flat bottom with an endmill. Cheers.
Well, you learn something new every day! I have never seen a flat drill bit with those peachy-keen coolant holes before! And I probably never will, thanks to this handy dandy video showing some great tips on how to NOT wreck an old Forstner bit to counter-bore aluminium holes. ( I felt so very British typing "Aluminium" just now. :) Enjoy the weekend, D&P :)
Hey Tommy, if internet videos are good for anything then it's passing on inforamtion to help each other.. values that founded this channel 14 years ago and pretty much the same values today..! Take care and have a great wekeend sire.. all the best. D&Pxx
Great tip about leaving half of the bit cross section off the grinding wheel. This is a great idea for a homemade tool that will be used only for special jobs rather than every day. I'm still trying to get past ending up with ugly bits that cut OK or great looking bits that don't cut worth a lick. 😁 Love the home brew tool hacks. Thanks Del and Penny. Cheers and safe rides. ❤👍👍
Thanks Rick.. i always aim for function over form, so it doesn't matter if they're ugly, as long as they cut effectivly right?. most of these jobs are simple technical opperations, and just perfected through practice, trial and error.. Thank you as always for your kind words of support.. Take care and enjoy your weekend.. D&Pxx
Great advice. I was thinking about a couple of other make a tool, tools as well.
This is now a favourite tool to.
But the set of large size Allen keys made from bolts and who could forget the peg spanner for a swinging arm.
Another great video for the toolbox!
Thanks buddy, really appreciate your engagement and constant support.
real life motto... Need a tool, make a tool.
Your headstock bearing seater is awesome.
Putting a drill or angle grinder in a vice was inspired genius. (using that this week to do stuff to giselle bike_
I have loads of home made tools for the bike mechanicing, but I also... have loads for when I was an IC/Computer consultant, for working on and building computers, servers, cases, racking.
I still have a victorinox swiss army knife, that I've adapted the small blade on, for undoing those tiny screws, like you get in specticles.
I've used the long blade, heated to do road side plastic welding on broken plastic, and a bike screen that cracked when hit by a flying kamekazee pidgeon.
Inspired genius!!
Be safe guys
That's the way mate, adapt, improvise and overcome (and look out for low flying pigeons!)... take care and have a great weekend, D&Px
@@Moonfleet41 fingers crossed, Giselle will be road ready and I'll be doing the Dave Day ride from Knutsford services to Barrow-in-Furness.. on Saturday
I enjoy watching ways that different tools can be made rather than bought for specific jobs. I’m slowly building my custom tool collection as needed. Thanks for sharing your tips and ideas.
Cool tip Del.... See what I did there? LOL Anyway I will definitely be using this one because I have a lot of drill bits that need to be sharpened.
Thanks buddy, most welcome, Glad to help!
Just a word of caution to anybody doing this, a milling slot drill has offset cutting edges to avoid it shattering, you should NOT use this tool unless you have a pilot hole through or are just putting a flat face at the bottom of a through hole as Dell said. I had a tool shatter years ago it gets your attention quickly and without warning, safety first.
Great words of wisdom, thanks!
Making one tool into another for certain jobs is a great idea presuming you have the tools to make it, eg. not every diy mechanic has pillar drills or welding facilities or even grinding wheels
Very true, but all these items can be bought cost effectivley these days, and made for DIY home use. !
A great how to Del, job well done. Homemade tools are the best as you said ,we all have them for that one job and in the tool box they go for another day. Hope all is well over your side, take care. Cheers PS I am over this bloody rain we are getting LOL
Absolutely mate.. cant imagine the collective money i would have spent on those items if they'd been off the shelf products.. Sunny days over here now too mate, so thanks for that.. don't worry though, our summers are usually the twp weeks between June and July..then it'll be on it's way back..!lol
Flat bottomed drills you make the rockin' world go round! 🤗✌️♥️
You got that right buddy !
How do most of you guys still make profit, even with the downturn of the economy and ever increasing life standards
What are you talkin about mate !
I'm as confused as you are Del
I come to this page like 4 times a week hoping there’s a new video 😅 a wealth of knowledge here.
Thank you for your kind support Andrew, upload public twice a week, and planning more through Patreon soon.. !
& In tribute to Threddie . . . #'Flat bottomed drills - you make the cutting World go round!'#
(FX. A lone pistol shot from deep within The Greenwood . . 'Aye, twas the kindest thing to do' : )xx
Top tip Del I’ll remember this when my drill bits go blunt
Sure thing mate, Hope you're keeping well.
Hi del a bit off topic but the next time you do a tyre change and you balance it can you try balancing the wheel at the same time by rotating the tyre on the rim so it's balanced before you inflate it thus not needing many if any weights a friend of mine told me about it so thought you might try it cheers del and penny have a good weekend
In some cases ive found tyres that already need almost no weight as long as you mount the location dot in the right place..(and if a tyre has one, then is MUST be mounted there and nowhere else..! ) also you cannot rotate a tyre on the rim once it's seated, and you cannot balance it if it's not seated properly on the bead, so it would mean continually breaking it off the bead and reseating it over and over again to try balancing it on that basis. not really practical mate. That sounds more like something someone has noodled up as a theory based on zero expreience..!
@Moonfleet41 I understand about the dot and the bead being broken I think the bloke meant don't inflate it but just rotate the tyre til I assume they balance equally but im assuming he has a reference mark to start with but im probably wrong just thought ide share what he told me
Yeah, i get what you were saying mate, but in practice, you absolutley canont move the tyre once it's seated on the bead, inflated or not..and if it's not seated on the outer lip then it won't balance, it'll just wobble about...even is it's uninflated...so maybe in theory there is some logic in the principle, but no way would that work in practice mate.. TBH i just fitted my first ever set of Dynabeads, and both wheels are totally perfect with zero weight added... damned if i know how they work, but they do..lol!
i think the only place I have personally seen flat bottom drills is in some examples of machine work. I didn't know they were actually a "hand tool" thing.
Del i am a toolmaker by trade , And you have not done a bad job of that in fact not bad at all , you can offset it slightly to give a totally flat bottom , But as you say if it's just a counterbore for a cap screw it doesn't matter . Dave
Hi Dave, thanks for your kind words of support, without doubt, if i needed this tool to do a critical job, anything internal for an engine or other machine, i would buy one like i had in the video... cutting them myself like this would only ever be for burying a cap screw head or somthing equaly ancilliary. Thanks agian for the approval. Del.
Did you make a milling tool?
Nope, as it won't cut sideways...
Awesome video brother ' great tip ! Learned something new today! Keep up the great work 🎉 stay safe guys cheers from New York 🎉🎉
Nice, and there are a myriad of specialty items that can be made from worn out bits,, cheers!
Very true!
Thanks for you money-saving tricks. Happy days, Günter/Nürnberg
Glad you enjoy them Günter, thank you for your support!
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Nice one Del ! Great tip for saving money with good advice 👍
Cheers Paul, hope you're well mate!
Interesting ! You made that look so simple , and more important , achievable for us mere mortals 😃🍻
Glad you liked it!
Ooooh, is a video coming with the FXBB levers?
Levers?
@@Moonfleet41I saw some brake and clutch levers on the counter and got excited that maybe a Street Bob lever modification video is coming. 😅 I see now that those are not HD levers.
@@rebel_ltz Ah i see, no they are some factory Triumph levers i have ready for a friends bike. !
what is the advantage of a "flat bottom" drill bit vs end mill?
An end mill is a specialised tool that you have to buy and a flat drill is something you can make yourself from an old blunt drill bit!
Cool 😊
Great way to stop you getting into a pickle 👍🏻
another great tip del
Thanks Allan. 👍
Del, how would that work on plexiglass? Alan
Not sure mate, ive never tried !
Great tip😍
Thanks! 😊
Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
Helpful video, good to know
Glad you think so!
Brilliant Del
AWESOME Video....
Thanks mate!
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Very interesting Del 👍