Do you Know How to Use the Spade Drill Bit?

As we all know, wood drill bits can be divided into many types

Today let’s Introduce the Wood Spade Drill Bit

1. Often called the wood spade drill bits “spade-bits” for their shape
2. They are cold-forged and treated for the full length for hardness and rust resistance
3. Spade drill bits are used to drill large holes through wood quickly and they are most effective on softwoods

Surface Introduction

1. It is flat on the surface
2. A flat with two sharp lip to cut the circular hole and have a sharp angle in the head
3. There are two kinds of handle: Hex Shank and Quick Change Hex Shank

How to Use a Spade Drill Bit

It is usually for medium size holes 1/2″to 1.5″diameter

1. In order to make holes more accurately, you can use a pen to mark the position of the board to be holed before positioning the holes
2. You can install the drill bit in a handheld power drills
3. When drilling the wood, they eject cuttings out the top of the hole and the point keeps the bit centered
4. The chips can readily come out and not jam causing friction, burning, and load on the drill when drilling
5. When the drilling operation is about to end, remember to slow down and carefully pull out the spade drill bit

Advantage

Spade bits bore holes at high speed to make the work very easy

You need to sharpen the drill point and cutting edges to reuse(how to sharp the twist drill bit, click here)

Disadvantage

The hole they make is rough at best, so it is mainly suitable for making holes for door handles

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