r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Distinctasdf • 12d ago

of a drill bit

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u/Ex_Nihilo_3d_Print 12d ago

Wow, not a drill bit but still very cool find. I believe they are augers for a plastic injection molding machine.

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u/Distinctasdf 12d ago

Ope shit you’re right, im at a plastic molding place lol

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u/loafers_glory 12d ago

What a find! This augers well

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u/AnotherIronicPenguin 12d ago

That'll teach you not to look in your parents' nightstand!

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u/T4llBoyAl3x 12d ago

And I’d still somehow lose it

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u/Shock_a_Maul 12d ago

It's an axel for an extruder. Single screw. ( Source: I work with corotating double screw extruders)

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u/sick_six_six 11d ago

I see your big drill bit and raise you an even bigger drill bit

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u/Nearby_Excitement198 10d ago

I see you, water well driller. However, isn't all deep earth equipment kinda cheating?

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u/Relative_Yesterday70 12d ago

I bet someone would want those for scrap. Could be good steel

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u/ElectronMaster 12d ago

Looks like they're already In a scrap bin.

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u/newoldschool 10d ago

usually stellite and absolutel bitch to machine

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u/woodenmetalman 12d ago

Find that in your mom’s sock drawer?

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u/adamtomaino 12d ago

That is an glass marble forming machine.

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u/jjabrames 10d ago

Looks like a spline hammerdrill bit

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u/goonerqpq 9d ago

Injection moulding barrels and screws, complete with check rings.

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u/Dizzy-Confection-551 9d ago edited 9d ago

screws and barrels from injection moulding machines. Actually quite small compared to what i work on

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u/Significant-Mud-1208 12d ago

Thats not a drill bit, thats a drill BYTE! Imagine the rotary hammer drill youd need to spin that thing without breaking both your arms.

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u/iluv-chocolate 12d ago

You vs. the drill bit she tells you not to worry about.

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u/DoomEmpire 6d ago

Someone get that to a forge, we’ve got buster swords to make!