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AutomationDirect Hole Cutting Tools for Electrical Applications: Drill Bits, Machine Taps & Knockout Punches

By: Automation Direct , AutomationDirect
19 September, 2008
AutomationDirect Hole Cutting Tools for Electrical Applications: Drill Bits, Machine Taps & Knockout Punches
AutomationDirect Hole Cutting Tools for Electrical Applications: Drill Bits, Machine Taps & Knockout Punches
Save up to 50% on jobber length and step drill bits, machine taps and knockout punch tools for 22mm, 30mm or ½ - 2 inch hole sizes. Drill bits/kits are HSS or HSS with TiN Coating. HSS machine taps come in nine sizes: 4-40 to 3/8-16 coarse UNC and 4-48 to 3/8-24 fine UNF thread sizes

Jobber-length drills are the most common type of drill bit. The length of the flutes is ten times the diameter of the drill bit, meaning they will drill a hole that is 10D deep. Self Starting Step Drill Bits offer a unique tip design which eliminates not only skidding, but also the need for center punching.

Jobber Length Drill Bits and Step Drill Bits

All Jobber Length Drill Bits and Step Drill Bits have Split Points and come in two different materials:

  • The Split Point reduces “walking” which is the tendency of a spinning bit to rotate away from the point at which you want to drill
  • The High Speed Steel (HSS) allows the bit to cut faster than High Carbon Steel.
  • The Titanium Nitride (TiN) coating is an extremely hard ceramic.

At room temperature, HSS and high carbon steel have an equivalent hardness; at elevated temperatures, HSS becomes advantageous

It is often used as a coating on HSS to improve hardness and durability

Drill Bit Kits

Drill bit kits are available for step drill bits and jobber length drill bits. These convenient drill bit kits include:

  • Three-piece Step Drill Bit Kit - High Speed Steel (HSS), bright finish, spiral fluted with split point.Drill size 1: 6 steps from 3/16” to 1/2” with 1/16” increments.
  • 21-Piece Jobber Length Drill Bit Set with fractional sizes from 1/16” to 3/8” in increments of 1/64”, in high-speed steel or Titanium coated (TiN) high speed steel, 118 degrees point
  • 29-Piece Jobber Length Drill Bit Set with fractional sizes from 1/16” to 1/2” in increments of 1/64”, in high speed steel (HSS) or Titanium coated (TiN) high speed steel, 118 degrees point

Shank size 1/4”Drill size 2: 13 steps from 1/8” to 1/2” with 1/32” increments.

Shank size 1/4”Drill size 3: 9 steps from 1/4” to 3/4“ with 1/16” increments.

Shank size 3/8”

Machine Taps

High speed steel machine taps are available in nine sizes:

  • 4-40 to 3/8-16 coarse UNC and 4-48 to 3/8-24 fine UNF thread sizes
  • Spiral point, chamfer type B

Knockout Punches

Electrical knockout punch hole cutting tools include punch, die and draw bolt:

  • 22mm and 30mm pushbutton/pilot device mounting hole sizes
  • 1/2 inch to 2 inch mounting hole sizes

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ET is standard. A 30-day, money-back guarantee is offered on most items, including software. Select the process controls and industrial wiring supplies you need from over 6,500 quality products, often priced well below the industry average. To request a free catalog, visit their Web site or call 800-633-0405. Request More Information

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