Breaking a stud or a bolt is a pretty common shop catastrophe, but one for which a fair number of solutions exist. Drill it out, shoot in an extractor, or if you’re lucky, clamp on some Vise ...

Here are tips to avoid adding to that inventory ... Coatings are advantages, but not permanent solutions to drilling problems. Drill stainless steel with care. Once a hole is started in stainless ...

So it’s always a joy to pick up a new trick, especially one as simple as putting a hardened edge on mild steel using a drill bit as a filler rod. This tip comes to us by way of [Jody], aka ...