Where can i find #52 drill bit and what size drill collet does it take. I need it for my hobbies and where can i file for using hobby models. Gary
You can find #52 drill bits at my hardware store and perhaps yours. Maybe also at your local hobby shop. Walthers will sell them to you by mail order/on line.
Collets come in different sizes depending on who manufactures them and what they’re for. If you’re talking about Dremel, just get the full set (of four, I believe). One of those will certainly work. These also are available from Walthers, etc.
Ed
ACE Hardware, TrueValue Hardware.
Quote I don’t know. I just have the whole set and figure out one that fits. I would think the ACE Hardware people would know which collet is required and they probably have them in stock too.
Do you mean you are trying to find files - like jewlers files? Once again my local ACE hardware store has a bin of cheap tools which often have a set of small files in it. Failing that do you have a Harbor Tools around anywhere.
Size is 0.0635"
http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/DrillChart.shtml
A tiny bit over a 1/16" collett.
Do a google search, many places sell mini drill bits. (The same of riffler for jewelers files) The catch is you might be better off buying a set or an index. Individual bits are a bit tough to buy economically particularly if a site charges fixed shipping.
Karl
Most hardware stores will likely not have #52 drill bits. Drill bits used for cutting wood usually come in factional gauges - e.g. 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", etc. Drill bits for cutting non-wood materials usually come in fractional, letter (i.e. A, B, C, etc.) and number (#1, #2, #3, etc.) gauges. Your hobby shop might have a #52. A store that sells machining supplies will definitely have them.
For online stores, check with Micro-Mark, McMaster-Carr, and/or Production Tool.
Tom
Harbor Freight is a good source for a lot of hobby tools.
Your local machine and supply shop should also carry them. That’s where I buy mine for generally a buck apiece or less.
Tom
They are not at places like Home Depot and Lowes (that I have seen), but our local Ace does have them. They are locked up in a case, so you need an employee to get at them, look in the section with the other drill bits (at least here).
As mentioned above, McMaster-Carr is an EXCELLENT supply place for all kinds of industrial items.
In fact, you’d be amazed at how many things you could find for MRR’ing there - sheet styrene, etc. For the work I do, I order from there all the time.