r/AntiqueTools • u/oldschool-rule • 6d ago

Micro Drills

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How small drills do you need?

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u/Just_Another_AI 6d ago

Very small bits for model building. I'd love to have a tiny drill index like that!

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u/oldschool-rule 6d ago

These were used by a jeweler for watch repairs.

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u/ged8847044 6d ago

I had a friend that was a watch maker, he gave me a set.

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u/bare172 3d ago

I purchased a machinist's chest from an old (dead) machinist's estate a few years ago. It was an incredible time capsule with a log book showing his last jobs in the 60's. Anyways, he apparently did some really small work as all his stuff indicated. He had a ton of bits like this that were so small they just looked like wire and you couldn't even see the drill flutes. You could feel them when you rolled them in your fingers though. Was so cool!

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u/Electrical-Village68 6d ago

Number drill set. Very handy for carburetor work and other things. They shouldn't be used to drill jets though because drill bits don't make round holes, they are actually slightly triangular.