Stumpy 3.5mm drill bit?

[craigrobbo]

Hey guys

Does such a thing as a stumpy 3.5mm drillbit exist?

I need to drill some holes that are only around 15mm deep and I could do with not having all the flex of standard long drillbits.

I have seen stubby drills before just not this size.

[John S]

Search for stub drill

[m_c]

Phantom Drills by Boneham & Turner (http://www.phantomdrills.co.uk) do a wide selection. Not the cheapest, but if you're doing alot in a certain material it pays to get the right drill.

[GEOFFREY]

the short drills are often referred to as "jobbers", cheap but not usually the best quality. G.

[m_c]

Jobber drills are standard length drills (at least in the last catalogue I seen them....)

[GEOFFREY]

You are correct m_c. I have just googled it and the shortest length bits are referred to as screw machine length, although that may an American term. of course John S is right -stub drill-. Sorry. G.

[Swarfing]

I have a ton of short drill's, usually after they have snapped off...

[Lee Roberts]

Yea an option maybe to cut some down and re-grind them ?

.Me

[Ross77]

twin end drills are fairly strong. Used them for drilling sheet steel when normal drills snap on break through

Twin End Drills (http://vikingdrill.com/Twin_End_Drills_Type.html)

Sealey AK9910 Double End Drill Bit Set 10pc 1/8" (AK-9910) (http://www.toolstop.co.uk/sealey-ak9910-double-end-drill-bit-set-10pc-1-8-p58326)