Yes, but if Ed continues to heat his drill bits up so much that he  
worries about starting a fire, he is going to be going through a lot  
of metal (and diamonds on the sharpener) sharpening those bits :)

Ed, I hope you bought quality American made (or Australian/UK/Swedish)  
drill bits. Don't buy cheap drill bits, it is a false economy.

Other's have said, good quality drill bits are still the bargains of  
the tool world.

alistair

On 21-Jun-11, at 10:19 AM, Rob wrote:

> At  6/21/2011 05:01 AM,ed donnen wrote:
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>> Then my wife, always a clear thinker when she saw beside the driveway
>> smoke lazily rising from the grass like the ethereal spirit of the
>> dead drill, marched me into her car and off we went to get some new
>> hardware.  I am now the proud possessor of a new � inch hammer/drill
>> with plenty of muscle, a new set of self-centering wood bits, and a
>> set of metal drilling bits for my Hansen drill index.  I spared no
>> expense as it wasn�t even my money; it�s the kid�s inheritance!  And
>> to follow dad�s example, I think I will give that big pile of dad�s
>> olde bits to my youngest son.  Don�t you just love family traditions!
>>
>> ed, olde and crively in VA
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> Next trip to the hardware store or Sears think about a Drill Doctor  
> to sharped up those bits after you use them a bit. Works good.
> http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?keyword=drill+doctor&vName=Tools&sid=ISx20070515x00001a&psid=21x1607134
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> Rob
> becida@comcast.net