[REQUEST] Can't find magnetic drill bits for electric drill

[britechguy]

Or the tip of a pen is called a nib...

Try aglet. Coupled with grommet and shoelace [hint hint].

 

[Canadian Tech]

And something like that is what I've used for years in "non-impact driver compatible" forms. The magnet in the holder not only holds the bit in place, but is strong enough to cause the bit to act as a magnetized bit itself while in use. You can get these in "regular screwdriver form," too rather than for a drill-driver.

That and the sleeve will come down over the screw further holding it in place and prevents the screw from going in crooked.

 

[HCHTech]

Try aglet.

Sorry to the OP for hijacking the thread, but also "Ooh, word games! Let's play!"

Two favorites:

Eleemosynary

Octothorpe

 

[britechguy]

for hijacking the thread

I despise thread hijacking, but to me that means taking the thread in an entirely off-topic direction BEFORE the actual topic was addressed. In this case, it was addressed, and in great depth, before the word games started.

When that's the case, I call it "thread drift" and have for years. Thread hijacking is simply not done, and is as rude as hell, and should be called out when anyone does it. But thread drift is a very natural progression of human conversational interaction where a topic shifts, for whatever reason. But that's after the original has been thoroughly addressed.

 

[ThatPlace928]

Try aglet. Coupled with grommet and shoelace [hint hint].

I know what an aglet is..... lol

 

[britechguy]

Sorry to the OP for hijacking the thread, but also "Ooh, word games! Let's play!"

Two favorites:

Eleemosynary

Octothorpe

For the first, I'd stick with "charitable" in all probability, though I love having my memory refreshed on that one.

As to "octothorpe," if you've worked in printing, you've heard of it. I have never known of a single symbol, #, to have as many different names used in different contexts as this one does.

 

[HCHTech]

As to "octothorpe," if you've worked in printing, you've heard of it.

My son just told me about "Manicule" - comes from how they used an elaborate drawing of a long arm and hand, sometimes holding a dagger pointing at the word, just to highlight a particular word back in the day of illuminated manuscripts. Hadn't heard of that one.

 

[Diggs]

the swarf

Early in life I was a Production Planner in several large machine shops. Rows of VTLs (Vertical Turret Lathe), boring mills, gun drills, gear hobs, etc. There was a system of swarf conveyers, swarf bins, swarf dumpsters, swarf patrols (think magnetic floor sweepers) and swarf pickups. We produced quite a few truck loads of swarf a week. It was so good to hear/read that word again - chuckles......

 

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