Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:32:04 +0100 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: Extracting Recessed Bolt (Broken, Too!)
"> > "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message > > news:3h88hmFfli08U1nospamvidual.net... > But, if you get a set of left-twist drillbits, they're useful for the > rare situations where you have to do all this. Worst case, they work no > better than the right-twist drills. Keep 'em with your ez-outs, and > you're half way there. > > In the US, you can buy those drills from the Eastwood company; they sell > car restoration supplies and tools. Pricy but a good catalog with > otherwise hard to find stuff. > Thank you Dave for the information. Unfortunately being a poor Englishman and not a rich American my bench and pillar drills are non-reversible (How the other half lives!) so rendering LH bits unuseable except in my cordless drills. In the meantime I will try not to be too heavy handed when tightening studs and so avoid using even my trusty Ezy-Outs. Best wishes to you.