Quote Originally Posted by Hans Pearson View Post
This must be one of the most senseless endeavours ever. Surely drill bits are not all that expensive, even in India.
I think it would depend entirely on how badly you need a drill bit in a size you don't already have. Particularly if you need it today, and your supplier is days or weeks away. I've lived most of my life in the 1st World, but I've lived in a couple of other places, too. If you need something bad enough, and are handy enough, and have a few tools, you can always make more. Yes, it is easier to to buy and have something shipped in. IF you can wait that long. From my own experience, I've seen Turks and Moroccans make stuff with bits of scrap that most machinists in the US would just send back for recycling or even just trash get used to make tools and equipment they needed.

Bill