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DB-01 0.5mm Tungsten Steel Drill Bit

A drill bit 0.5 mm in diameter in sintered carbide, from DSPIAE. The largest of the three sizes, for a pin vise as well as for a micro drill.

Manufacturer DSPIAE

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About product

A drill bit 0.5 mm in diameter

The largest of the three sizes. Half a millimeter is the threshold beyond which a hole on a model is clearly visible even without a magnifier, so this diameter suits the muzzles of machine gun barrels in larger scales, exhausts, holes for thicker wire and the seating of pins that have to carry something. It is also used for drilling into resin and metal parts, where a thinner tool will not last.

How it is used

  • Chuck it in a pin vise or in a micro drill at low speed
  • Mark a dimple with a needle, especially on curved surfaces
  • Drill without pressure and leave the progress to the cutting edge
  • Pull it out from time to time and clear the swarf from the flute

What to watch out for

Tungsten-based sintered material holds its edge for a very long time, but it is brittle and a sideways force will snap it. Hold the drill square and do not lever with it. On thin walls it is good to back the part up from the inside so that the material around the hole is not pushed out and a crater formed. Drill into metal slowly and wet the cutting edge with a drop of oil now and then. Do not breathe the dust from resin and filler and wipe the workplace down with a damp cloth afterwards. A small burr will be left at the edge of the hole after drilling; it is taken off with the tip of a larger drill turned in the fingers or with a conical deburring tool, not with a knife, which only waves the edge.

Try the hole dry before you seat a wire in it. During drilling some of the material is pushed inward, so the actual passage tends to be noticeably tighter than the diameter of the bit suggests.

Who the drill bit is for

For modelers of larger scales and for anyone who seats thicker wire, pins and tubing into a model.

The package holds the drill bit only. Neither a drill nor a holder is included.

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FAQ

Without backing, the material around the hole is pushed outward and a crater forms. A backing keeps the wall flat and the hole stays clean.

Yes, slowly and with a drop of oil on the cutting edge. Sintered material is hard enough for metal; it just must not meet a sideways force.

No. The drill bit is supplied on its own; a pin vise or a micro drill has to be bought separately.

It depends on the scale and the caliber. Half a millimeter suits machine guns in larger scales; for smaller weapons reach for a finer bit.

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