Pcb drill bit "vise"

[johnyrotten]

For those that use pcb drill bits I found a Starrett scribe that fits the drills perfectly and acts like a pin vise, with an 1/8" collet. 

[Bugatti Fan]

Neat idea !  You got yourself a good bit of tooling there John.

Starrett is a well known company in engineering circles who make high quality engineering tools for measuring and marking. Probably not available from the well known hobby tool suppliers. You would need to go to an engineering industry specialist tool supplier to obtain one if they are still in current production.

I like the replaceable scribing point in this tool for marking out too.

Edited yesterday at 07:12 AM by Bugatti Fan

[johnyrotten]

2 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Neat idea !  You got yourself a good bit of tooling there John.

Starrett is a well known company in engineering circles who make high quality engineering tools for measuring and marking. Probably not available from the well known hobby tool suppliers. You would need to go to an engineering industry specialist tool supplier to obtain one if they are still in current production.

I like the replaceable scribing point in this tool for marking out too.

I'm a welder/fabricator by trade, I have a bunch of starrett tools I use daily, and I collect their older stuff. Most of my collection, and some of my modeling tools, come from swap meets and flea markets. Beats paying retail, paid a dollar for this scriber. I still need to clean it up, but it's in great condition. I'm going to check the big box stores to see if they have similar that's more readily available and affordable. 

Edited 22 hours ago by johnyrotten
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[NOBLNG]

Super deal for a dollar!🙂 A guy at a local flea market has some nice precision stuff like that but he wants a fortune for them.😕 I use this AK pin vise. It will grip from a #24 (.152) down to a #78 (.016).

[Mark W]

18 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

For those that use pcb drill bits I found a Starrett scribe that fits the drills perfectly and acts like a pin vise, with an 1/8" collet. 

Nice tip on the Starrett punch John, looks like yours has seen some use.

Most of the time I use the pc board drill, cheap and they work. 
I have a set of Rogers 20 piece set, more expensive, but they do not screw themselves in as you’re drilling like the other ones. 
Also, they tend to stay centered on your punch mark better. There’s a use for both.

[Bugatti Fan]

No substitute for good tools like the ones you use John.

I am a retired engineer and still use tools that I bought and also ones I made at college as an apprentice.

A Browne and Sharpe combination set, some Moore&Wright Micrometers and calipers and a Swedish made Eskilstuna Vernier caliper have been in constant use all through my working life and now still in regular use in my model making workshop. Never owned any Starrett tools but have used them in the past.. Really well made.

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, Mark W said:

Nice tip on the Starrett punch John, looks like yours has seen some use.

Most of the time I use the pc board drill, cheap and they work. 
I have a set of Rogers 20 piece set, more expensive, but they do not screw themselves in as you’re drilling like the other ones. 
Also, they tend to stay centered on your punch mark better. There’s a use for both.

I've got a similar index, mine is a hout. I like to use both,depending on what I'm doing. That's a nice set,mine is the stack style. A little fiddley at times.

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, Bugatti Fan said:

No substitute for good tools like the ones you use John.

I am a retired engineer and still use tools that I bought and also ones I made at college as an apprentice.

A Browne and Sharpe combination set, some Moore&Wright Micrometers and calipers and a Swedish made Eskilstuna Vernier caliper have been in constant use all through my working life and now still in regular use in my model making workshop. Never owned any Starrett tools but have used them in the past.. Really well made.

I agree. I've sourced a few tools for  the model bench, a small combination square, that scriber, and a set of adjustable parallels have migrated there. And an old 1/2 inch gauge block I use as a square. I've found a cheap scribe online,but it's the pencil style and longer. While It would except the pcb drills, it would probably be awkward to use.

Edited 12 hours ago by johnyrotten

[peteski]

Any pin-vise type tool with 1/8" shank works well to hold those PC board drills.  I simply use one of several pin-vises I own.