Thread: Can't drill the tang....

get yourself a dremel tool 3/32 ball end carbid cutter
i wise the 1/8 adn 3/32 size all the time
jsut make sure you get the ones thats rounded at the point so it can dut on the way down

Originally Posted by Seraphim

HA!

No, I use a drill press, and every other time I've drilled out a tang it has been butter soft, as you say.

But not this time....

If your drill bit was dull you may have work hardened the tang. I have had good luck with masonry drill bits. They fairly inexpensive and have carbide tips.

If you quenched the blade, if anything you might have hardened it. To anneal or draw the temper a bit you need to heat it gently, then let it cool slowly.

The carbide burr and a masonry bit are both good ideas. People here are so damn smart.

So how did you fix it? Inquiring minds need to know.

Charlie

I had a similar problem with 7 erik antonbergs that regular bits wouldn't work with.

I ended up using some diamond bits I had that worked just fine and I used a carbide one on one or two. Sounds like you got it though

a diamond bur on a dermel works to ,i have a taperd one that i ues on high speed and it does the job.

I think I will simply pin it the old-fashioned way.

I can't wait to see it! Don't get me wrong, I really like the usual work you do, but for me the old fashioned pinning style adds so much class to the razor. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Del1r1um

I can't wait to see it! Don't get me wrong, I really like the usual work you do, but for me the old fashioned pinning style adds so much class to the razor. Good luck!

Nah, this one is nothing much to look forward to. I tried a new worked back treatment, and it didn't turn out so hot. I'm just looking to get some scales on there so I can be done with it and move on to the next one....

I never was able to drill that tang. I purchased a brandy-new cobalt bit and everything.



Now I'm working on a second DA from that same batch, and I can't drill that tang neither!


I'm going to get better at pinning, I guess!