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Success at drilling long holes in granite

Stone Conversations : Archive 7 : Message 00231

From: "GLENN E FREIDLINE" <gfreidline@zzzzzzz>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:32:40 -0600
Subject: Success at drilling long holes in granite

Pw,
With an oxy-acetylene torch, I brought the entire drill bit end to a dark red and then dunked it in oil. I think the dark red is a lower temperature than the brighter red needed to melt the brazing rod I used and so the whole thing wouldn't come undone. I am not an experienced brazer. I don't know if brazing rods have different melting temperatures like silver solder. I just bought flux-coated rod at the welding store.
Glenn

Quoted text begins.Glenn...congratulations. How did you heat treat ends that had previously
been brazed? That has me confused...how did you use heat treating?
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