Hi speed drillbit sorting

[vic008]

Can I sort the size of them all by going on the length? Thats a reliable way of sorting?l

 

[aslabend]

i'd have thought doing it by diameter might be more useful......

 

[Daydream believer]

Can I sort the size of them all by going on the length? Thats a reliable way of sorting?l

Are you trying to tell us that you knocked the container over & the whole lot has gone flying over the floor? ?

 

[andsarkit]

You need one of these:

drill gauge

 

[Bouba]

I think you can sort them by length....most sets of drill bits go up in length as they go up in diameter

 

[VicS]

Can I sort the size of them all by going on the length? Thats a reliable way of sorting?l

If they all came from the same set probably but if of mixed origin diameter is the way.
They should be marked with the size but you may need a magnifier to read it, especially on the small ones

 

[ChromeDome]

By diameter. And with a digital caliper at hand because other than new drills can be impossible to read

 

[Bouba]

So..we can modify the advice...if using only one set of bits you can use length to sort them...but beware of broken bits as these will be very short...the good news is that it’s mostly the smallest diameters that snap.

 

[Boathook]

So..we can modify the advice...if using only one set of bits you can use length to sort them...but beware of broken bits as these will be very short...the good news is that it’s mostly the smallest diameters that snap.

I have noticed that drill bits are the same length for a small range of sizes such as upto 2mm, then over 2mm to 4mm, etc.

 

[Bouba]

I have noticed that drill bits are the same length for a small range of sizes such as upto 2mm, then over 2mm to 4mm, etc.

Interesting...I don’t know what the OP’s setup is...but all my drill bit sets come in a case that can only accept the correct diameter and sometimes length. Perhaps the OP thought that it was just packaging and threw the case out?‍??

 

[Poignard]

Is the OP looking for a method of sorting drills intended for drilling at high speed or a high speed method of sorting drills in general? ?

 

[Bouba]

The OP is from NZ... do the drill bits go in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere...like water circling the plug hole ?‍

 

[VicS]

The OP is from NZ... do the drill bits go in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere...like water circling the plug hole ?‍

No, but they are sharpened at the opposite end



Sundials "run" anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. If clocks had been invented there they too would probably have run in the opposite direction.

 

[NormanS]

You certainly won't be able to sort them by length if they've been sharpened.
Diameter is the important dimension.

 

[Bouba]

Ok…layout all your drill bits by length next to each other…then get a straight edge and lay it on them..if there is an abnormality in diameter (due to sharpening, from a different set etc) then it will be obvious. I propose that this extremely helpful way of sorting bits be called ‘doing a Bouba’

 

[Lomax]

You need one of these:
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drill gauge

My drill storage box has this functionality built in:

By diameter. And with a digital caliper at hand because other than new drills can be impossible to read

Calipers are essential, but personally I prefer the battery-less version:

 

[Bouba]

The OP said either high speed drill bits or high speed sorting.
I have taken it to mean high speed sorting because there is a chance that the OP is a yottie and therefore only has wood bits

 

[Wansworth]

On a day when your not doing anything get all the drills out and err sort them out…….spent very gainful afternoon sorting screw box out?

 

[Wansworth]

Take up smoking Golden Virginia rolling tobacco,tins are great for storing drill bits

 

[Gixer]

If you want to sort drill bits at high speed I suggest drinking 5 cans of Redbull.

Sorry, slow day at the office....