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Suggested Tip Configurations<br />
12°<br />
15°<br />
118°<br />
135°<br />
12° 12° 12°<br />
125°<br />
90° 100°<br />
Typical commercial drill bit<br />
or average class of work.<br />
Alloy Steel, Monel Metal, Stainless<br />
Steel, Heat Treated Steels, Drop<br />
Forgings (Automobile Connecting<br />
Rods) Brinell Hardness No. 240<br />
Soft and Medium Cast Iron,<br />
Aluminum, Marble Slate, Plastics,<br />
Wood, Hard Rubber, Bakelite,<br />
Fibre.<br />
Copper, Soft and Medium Hard<br />
Brass.<br />
Point<br />
118° included angle<br />
12° to 15° lip clearance<br />
Point<br />
125° included angle<br />
10° to 12° lip clearance<br />
Point<br />
90° to 130° included angle<br />
12° lip clearance<br />
Flat cutting lip for marble<br />
Point<br />
100° to 118° included angle<br />
12° to 15° lip clearance<br />
12°<br />
12°<br />
10°<br />
100°<br />
60°<br />
150°<br />
Magnesium Alloys<br />
Point<br />
60° to 118° included angle<br />
15° lip clearance<br />
Slightly flat face of cutting lips<br />
reducing rake angle to 5°<br />
Wood, Rubber, Bakelite, Fibre,<br />
Aluminum, Die Castings, Plastics<br />
Point<br />
60° included angle<br />
12° to 15° lip clearance<br />
Steel 7% to 13% Manganese,<br />
Tough Alloy Steels, Armor Plate<br />
and hard materials.<br />
Point<br />
150° included angle<br />
7° to 10° lip clearance<br />
Slightly flat face of cutting tips<br />
12°<br />
118°<br />
12°<br />
-5°<br />
118°<br />
Brass, Soft Bronze<br />
Point<br />
118° included angle<br />
12° to 15° lip clearance<br />
Slightly flat face of cutting lips<br />
Crankshafts, Deep Holes in Soft<br />
Steel, Hard Steel, Cast Iron,<br />
Nickel and Manganese Alloys.<br />
Point<br />
118° included angle<br />
Chisel Point<br />
9° lip clearance<br />
Thin Sheet Metal, Copper, Fibre,<br />
Plastics, Wood.<br />
Point<br />
-5° to +12° included angles<br />
For drills over 1/4" diameter make<br />
angle of bit point to suit work<br />
Drill Speed Chart*<br />
*For High Speed Drill Bits Only<br />
Drill<br />
Diameter<br />
in inches Softwood Hardwood<br />
Plastic<br />
Rubber<br />
Cast Iron<br />
Soft<br />
Metals<br />
Mild<br />
Steel<br />
Hard<br />
Steel<br />
1/16 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100<br />
1/8 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 2340 1720<br />
3/16 3100 3100 3100 2340 3100 1720 1100<br />
1/4 2340 2340 2340 1720 2340 1100 1100<br />
5/16 2340 2340 2340 1100 2340 1100 620<br />
3/8 1720 1720 1720 1100 2340 620 620<br />
7/16 1100 1100 1100 1100 2340<br />
1/2 1100 1100 1100 620 1720<br />
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