Absurd 3D Printed Drill Bits

Nick Sharpes is known across the Internet as the 3D Wizard. He can design and print amazingly creative and useful objects, such as Incredible Hulk hands for his cat and thongs for AirPods.

One of his most recent design series consists of specialty drill bits for unusual conditions, such as drilling around corners, or cutting square holes, or drilling two holes at the same time.

Sharpes is a genius. It's amazing that no one ever thought of these inventions before.

-via Core77


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Flexible drill bits are quite uncommon these days. First because modern brushless electric impacts are so short that it's easy to get into tight spaces that were formerly quite difficult with (much longer) electric drills. But more than that, you can just get a universal flexible extension bit holder that'll work with any size of hex drill bits you need to use. Though I'd say a right-angle drill adapter works a lot better in tight spots than a flexible one. With a flex, you have to use a drill smaller than the hole you need, because it flops around and enlarges the hole a bit, and quite a bit more effort to hold in place.
If you needed to do a lot of tight-spaces work, there are extra short, "stubby" impacts, as well as dedicated "right angle"/"close quarters" drills/impacts that'll make the job easier than using angle/swivel adapters.
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Why did twist drill bits take over the world?
Historically, auger drills were the main type, as they removed more wood per turn, which matters a lot when you're cranking it around by hand...
Or how about spoon bits? They were once popular, and they still have a few niches in specialized woodworking.
And double-fluted bits? Like these. They cut when turned in either direction, most commonly found in push drills (which themselves are not commonly found at all, today).

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