In Soviet Russia Square Holes Drill You. Introducing the Triskelion Bit.

footfootfoot • Jun 24, 2016 12:54 pm
Pretty nifty marriage of Trigonometry, Geometry, Too Much Time On Your Hands, and Flash Animation.



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xoxoxoBruce • Jun 25, 2016 1:32 am
WTF are the Ruskies claiming they invented that? That's a Watts drill, I saw one 40 years ago, and it was over 5o years old then.
footfootfoot • Jun 25, 2016 3:20 pm
xoxoxoBruce;963133 wrote:
WTF are the Ruskies claiming they invented that? That's a Watts drill, I saw one 40 years ago, and it was over 5o years old then.


No, it's just all written in Russian. But I'm sure the Russians would claim ownership.
Pamela • Jun 25, 2016 5:09 pm
I have a square hole drilling rig too. Not like that though. Mine has a square, hollow chisel with a pilot bit inside to pull it through the wood. The chisels cut the square hole. It requires precision so a drill press is mandatory. But awesome when you need to drill a square hole. Mind the chisel edges though. They are wicked sharp.
xoxoxoBruce • Jun 26, 2016 12:32 am
And that mortise drill is only good for soft stuff.
footfootfoot • Jun 26, 2016 11:32 am
xoxoxoBruce;963198 wrote:
And that mortise drill is only good for soft stuff.


When they work. I've seen dozens of them sitting around unused or broken because they are a great idea but too fiddly. A horizontal boring machine and a chisel are faster.
Pamela • Jun 26, 2016 5:46 pm
F3 is right. I rarely used mine because you had to get it juuuust right or else. And yes, it didn't fare well in hard woods.