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271366 Mick Dowling <spacelysprocket@b...> 2020‑07‑03 Re: Hand forged auger bit, how old?
Chris, GGs

If right twist bits remove material then maybe left handed bits are for
replacing it. Possibly a Lie-Nielsen ancestors attempt at an April 1st joke.

A properly serious thought. Left twist bits, why? Or, alternatively right twist
bits, why? Is there a mechanical advantage to right or left twist bits,
depending on whether you are right or left handed?

Mick Dowling
Melbourne Australia

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