Who's bidding on this bad boy?

GuitarDoc said:
OMG!! I just realized I'm a collector of drill bits: Black oxide, titanium, carbide coated; metric, SAE; 135 degree points, brad points; forstner bits; spades; speedbits; Daredevil points; auger bits; etc.. 300-400 bits in my shop.

I really should see a therapist. And to top it all off, my wife thinks that 60 guitars is excessive as well and wants me to sell more! Heaven help me. All I want is more. I'm doomed.

But at least I'll never buy a leather covered guitar with a broken jack plate with missing screws for over $12k. There's relief in sight.
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But the million dollar question is: did you relic your drill bits before using them, and have you bought more than half vintage at auctions?

(Wait, I guess that's two questions.)
 
beaubrummels said:
But the million dollar question is: did you relic your drill bits before using them, and have you bought more than half vintage at auctions?

(Wait, I guess that's two questions.)
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:)
They certainly get reliced as I use them. But I never purposely relic a drill bit nor a guitar (that just seems stupid to me). They're all spit-shine new (bits and guitars), and I will keep them that way as much as their use will allow.
Never bought a vintage drill bit that I'm aware of. But I have some that my dad gave me 50 years ago that were probably 30-50 years old when he gave them to me. Does that count for anything? And I do have a Sheraton that was made at the Gibson Kalamazoo shop (not sure how old it is or if it is considered vintage, I doubt it), but it is such a special and amazing guitar that I don't ever play it...it just hangs in a locked display case.
:D
 
NegativeEase said:
Also, are they tone bits?
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Yes, actually. Glad you asked. Some are made of special tone steels. Some designed specifically for Mahogany, Ambrosia Maple, Caramelized Birch, and Fiddleback Claro Walnut. I even have some bits specially toned for Black Limba and Brazilian Blackheart. Those bits make the finished guitars sound amazing!

But tone bits are really finicky...I once used a Mahogany bit in Curly Maple and that guitar just never sounded right.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
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OMG, tell me about it!

I only have a small shop in my basement but I've got 2 table saws and a compound miter saw, 2 band saws, 2 planers plus a jointer, 3 drill presses and 7 or 8 hand drills, 4 sanders (drum, belt, and disc), 5-6 routers, 4 bench grinders, a 14" two-wheel guitar buffer plus a couple drill polishers, router table, 6 work benches, about 100 clamps, etc. And I'm constantly looking for more!

"Oh, by the way dear, I just bought a new tool".
"You WHAT"!?
 
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