Author Topic: Got a working Snell boring machine! Need bits -any modern bits that will work? (Read 991 times)

Preserved · « **on:** August 29, 2018, 10:09:16 AM »

Got a nice working snell boring machine, and a couple of old bits to fit. The old bits need a bit of work to make them useable, which I plan on doing.

Are there any modern bits available that will work in these things? Wondering if an Irwin 1 1/2 bit could be made to work. Anyone go down this path? My apologies if this has been talked about already, I could not find anything using search.

Thanks!

Preserved · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2018, 10:11:47 AM »

Well, I spoke too soon! I did find this:
Bits for a James Swan boring machine in Timber Framing/Log construction

Jim, do you till have these for sale?

Jim_Rogers · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2018, 10:49:48 AM »

Sure do in for sale section of this forum
See timber framing hand tools for sale thread
Jim Rogers

Don P · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2018, 03:52:06 PM »

Jim, video request! If you have free time at some point a lesson on tuning up those bits would be much appreciated.

Jim_Rogers · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2018, 04:20:45 PM »

Quote from: Don P on August 29, 2018, 03:52:06 PM

Jim, video request! If you have free time at some point a lesson on tuning up those bits would be much appreciated.

Old Sneelock on youtube has done many videos on sharpening this types of bits.
Here is one:

Here is another one showing how to clean it.

Jim Rogers

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