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264416 John Leyden <leydenjl@g...> 2017‑12‑24 Re: auger forging
The bits we used at Ma Bell looked quite similar to your ship auger and came in
long lengths for drilling through the floors and walls of homes to run wires.
The single twist would carry a wire through the bored hole too, which was nice.
They could flex quite a lot and we often used that to our advantage in crawl
spaces and attics. I suppose you have even less room to move about aboard ship!
I recall seeing some broken single twist bits but I presume they can only have
failed after a period of severe abuse bordering on attempted suicide. I can’t
imagine needing an impact driver for one, either.

John

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