Split Points - Drill Master XP User Manual

Split Points

Split point drill bits prevent walk-around on the material
before they begin to cut.
This feature is described as self-centering. The need to
center punch is effectively eliminated. A standard drill bit
chisel point has to wear an area in the middle of the hole
to be drilled before the cutting edges will remove material.
Due to its additional cutting lips along the chisel edge, a
split point will begin cutting immediately. Up to 70% less
thrust (when compared to a non-split or conventional
point) is required to drill a hole with a split point.
Optional Step: Splitting the Point
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Splitting Port
Split Point Guide Rails
Sharpening Guide
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Leave bit in chuck after
sharpening
Always align and sharpen a
bit before splitting it. To split
the point, do not remove the
bit from the Chuck after
sharpening.
Align Guides
Align one of the Sharpening
Guides on the Chuck (short
white marks) with the Split-
ting Guide on the Splitting
Port. Port, making sure the
Alignment Guides insert into
Splitting Guide
the Split Point Guide
Rails in the Split-
ting Port.
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