Why buy new bits when you can harden and restore old ones

Good bits are, respectively, and (what a pity) they also do not last forever. Their tips "licks" and have to look for a set of new again. Chinese bits and does not last long, they are so short that you can not have time to complete the repairs and have to look for new ones. Meanwhile, the service life of the tool can be extended, with much, just two methods: tempering and sharpening. Hardening need for new bits to it as long as possible maintain their shape and sharpening will help restore damaged facets to continue. Let's examine the experience of the authors YouTube-channel My life channel and FAMILY CHANNEL Andriukha KorovinYou can easily and special tools will be able to repeat in his studio.

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  • 1 Hardening Smart: Extending the Life of Bits
  • 2 Do not rush to throw out: how to return the grinding bit in the job
  • 3 What are the strongest bits

Hardening Smart: Extending the Life of Bits

Sooner or later, but the bits lose their shape. Those that are made of stainless steel, last longer, and, of course, when you buy should give preference to them. It so happens that complete screwdriver or screwdriver bits are already underway, and if they come from China, it is best to temper them to extend the service life.

As harden and sharpen screwdriver bits
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To bits is not quickly turned into a scrap, take them only a few minutes at the beginning of

To temper the bits you need aluminum cans, machine oil, gas burner and a piece of steel wire. If the burner is not present, can be dispensed burner on the gas stove. But better, of course, to get the burner, it is a very useful tool that will come in handy more than once.

Steel wire need to tightly wrap several times around a bit, so that it does not slip out loop with prolonged heating, and leave a long tip, for which it will be possible to keep, while there is a incandescence
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Steel wire need to tightly wrap several times around a bit, so that it does not slip out loop with prolonged heating, and leave a long tip, for which it will be possible to keep, while there is a incandescence
Prepare oil quenching - it is necessary to pour into a container so that you can fully immerse into it bitPHOTO: YouTube.com
Prepare oil quenching - it is necessary to pour into a container so that you can fully immerse into it bit
Now it is necessary to heat the bit to a burner hot. There's a fine line - not to overtempered metal, do not keep it in this state for too long on the firePHOTO: YouTube.com
Now it is necessary to heat the bit to a burner hot. There's a fine line - not to overtempered metal, do not keep it in this state for too long on the fire
Dip the hot bat in oil for 4-5 seconds, and then put it to cool. The whole process will take you on the strength of a couple of minutesPHOTO: YouTube.com
Dip the hot bat in oil for 4-5 seconds, and then put it to cool. The whole process will take you on the strength of a couple of minutes
The service life of hardened so that the bits will be about a third longer, and this is a significant savingsPHOTO: YouTube.com
The service life of hardened so that the bits will be about a third longer, and this is a significant savings

So take a new set of the bit a little time, and the next you have to look for long time, especially if you choose the right bits under self-tapping screws and screws. Pay particular attention to the section and not to be confused bits PH and PZ, it is the most common cause of failure of the tool.

Do not rush to throw out: how to return the grinding bit in the job

Tempering will prolong the life of the bits, but will not make them last forever. So it will take some time, and you will regret to find clear signs of destruction.

Bit tips become sharp and uneven, and edges are unevenly erased. In this situation, many simply throw nozzlePHOTO: YouTube.com
Bit tips become sharp and uneven, and edges are unevenly erased. In this situation, many simply throw nozzle
To sharpen the bat, you need all the same screwdriver. It is better to use it, not drill, because there's too much speed, and easy to mess up the bat at sharpeningPHOTO: YouTube.com
To sharpen the bat, you need all the same screwdriver. It is better to use it, not drill, because there's too much speed, and easy to mess up the bat at sharpening
To sharpen the bit, use a whetstone or emery paper. Rotating nozzle, uniformly grind off the tip and do not forget to blunt it to get up a bit tight in the fixture sectionsPHOTO: YouTube.com
To sharpen the bit, use a whetstone or emery paper. Rotating nozzle, uniformly grind off the tip and do not forget to blunt it to get up a bit tight in the fixture sections
Sharpened so bits can serve you one more time, and it is again a visual savingsPHOTO: YouTube.com
Sharpened so bits can serve you one more time, and it is again a visual savings

What are the strongest bits

If you are looking for a really long-lasting and durable attachment, then pay attention to those that are covered with golden alloy. This composition based on titanium, and it is the most durable of all. The cost of such packing - a hundred rubles.

Besides such nozzles have other with higher strength, in the alloy added with molybdenum and tungsten, chromium and molybdenum or vanadium.

Some secrets of using bits with screwdriver you can learn from this informative video:

Have you tried to harden and sharpen bits? Did these techniques to extend the use of attachments? What can you advise in this regard, to our readers? Write about it in the comments!

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