Drill bits

[Flame]

Any recommendations  for drill bits for end grain drilling .  Bill.

[Lazurus]

depends on size I use "normal" pointed wood bits and if bigger then forstner bits, or a gouge, or a long hole auger - depends on what is required

[Flame]

Drilling 9.5mm 11.5mm & 12.5mm into ash (end grain).40mm deep.

[Twisted Trees]

I would normally use a 4mm brad point as a pilot for the larger bits,  then a standard HSS drill bit, I have brad points up to about 7mm but they get very expensive for odd / Imperial sizes like 12.5mm.

[Bill21]

12.5mm is not an odd size or expensive if you go to the right place.

https://www.ukdrills.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=12.5mm

I normally buy from their eBay store though. As a part time machinist I often need drill bits in .1mm steps and for decent quality drill bits are no more expensive than any other size. 

[Paul Hannaby]

I prefer engineers twist drills. I find they work better than the brad point bits which seem to wander more. I bought a set of blacksmith's drill bits which go up to around an inch and as a set weren't that expensive.

[Bill21]

I prefer engineers twist drills. I find they work better than the brad point bits which seem to wander more. I bought a set of blacksmith's drill bits which go up to around an inch and as a set weren't that expensive.

Yes I've got a few blacksmiths drills up to about 30mm. They come in pretty handy.

[Twisted Trees]

12.5mm is not an odd size or expensive if you go to the right place.

https://www.ukdrills.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=12.5mm

I normally buy from their eBay store though. As a part time machinist I often need drill bits in .1mm steps and for decent quality drill bits are no more expensive than any other size. 

But that was my point 12.5 is easy to buy in standard drill bit, not so easy as a brad point.

[Bill21]

Ah, ok. missed that bit.

[John Power]

https://ruwag.co.uk/