What to do with excess masonary bits?

[cheb]

I seem to have loads of these things, used, new, long, short, plain shank, SDS shank, and I don't need them.

Suggestions as to what to do with them before they weighed in. I'll post them if anyone wants them.

 

[123hotchef]

sharpen them and use them as punches

 

[cheb]

I've got too many of those too.

I might be having a clearout. A Damascene moment without the conversion to North sea gas, and less blade making.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Donate them to MIS.

 

[Munkul]

Most masonry bits are carbide, so likely to chip if sharpened to a point and used as a punch?

The tips are carbide... the shanks are an extremely decent hardened impact rated steel. Best thing for making centre punches... you literally cannot buy a better centre punch!

 

[123hotchef]

I spun a couple up on the lathe might just use the bench grinder next time though

 

[Screwdriver]

It's tricky because they have no value, are incredibly cheap to buy and just as difficult to re-purpose. It is the fact that they are made from very tough materials which both makes them interesting for projects and difficult to work with. I have a basket of "interesting" looking worn out bits from jackhammers and SDS tools and really, heating to anneal and forge etc. is the only sensible option if you need to radically alter their shape. Then you run into issues of mixed media (carbides and hardened sections) plus the fact that when you're done, it's still a mystery metal when it comes to heat treating.

My take is, keep a few of the interesting looking ones, like if they have a shovel or a useful wide blade. The rest might come in handy if a simple cut can produce a finished tool otherwise recycle into the nearest skip.

<edit> I think I misread this to include larger jackhammer bits. On re-reading, it's just dead drill bits aka skip fodder.

 

[Johnnybravo]

Sharpen them like a normal drill in a diamond wheel. They are brilliant for drilling through hardened steel, hacksaw blades etc

 

[James1979]

If you have excess bits of masonry, build a wall?

As above I’m afraid. I have a bucket of SDS bits and chisely things I’ve found as they may be handy. I must of had that bucket 20 years and have only ever taken a few bits out they make mega punches and chisels but there’s only so many one man needs. I should throw the rest out.

 

[Memmeddu]

Sharpen them like a normal drill in a diamond wheel. They are brilliant for drilling through hardened steel, hacksaw blades etc

Same idea over here

 

[cheb]

I grind them for tough steel as and when I need them.

 

[brightspark]

Most masonry bits are carbide, so likely to chip if sharpened to a point and used as a punch?

i use all mine till the edge just goes of them and sharpen them on a green grindstone then as good as new . you can sharpen twice before there no good . as above they can be sharpened to cut steel and wood as well

 

[brightspark]

bought about 30 from carbootsales a quid each. diffrent diameters and all over a foot long all good makes some verry sharp some just a bit blunt and a quick touch up . sod paying 15 quid for them . i have lengthened a few of them by welding extension pieces on and they have held up well

 

[123hotchef]

i use all mine till the edge just goes of them and sharpen them on a green grindstone then as good as new . you can sharpen twice before there no good . as above they can be sharpened to cut steel and wood as well

whats the green stone? I need a new stone for the big bench grinder

 

[brightspark]

here silicone carbide i only use it on carbide tips mind not general purpose grinding even though you can . i have another grinder for that Norton Saint Gobain Neon Silicon Carbide Bench & Pedestal Grinding Wheel - Type 39C | Cromwell Tools

 

[123hotchef]

here silicone carbide i only use it on carbide tips mind not general purpose grinding even though you can . i have another grinder for that Norton Saint Gobain Neon Silicon Carbide Bench & Pedestal Grinding Wheel - Type 39C | Cromwell Tools

thanks might have to invest

 

[brightspark]

you can touch bigish carbide circular saw blades up with them by hand as well if there slightly blunt. ive done a few on general purpose blades

 

[123hotchef]

you can touch bigish carbide circular saw blades up with them by hand as well if there slightly blunt. ive done a few on general purpose blades

oh really i have a couple of blunt ones here might have to try that must take a while especially for the finer kerf blades

 

[brightspark]

oh really i have a couple of blunt ones here might have to try that must take a while especially for the finer kerf blades

i have a 12 inch one on an old alco saw bench and it only took less than 15 mins to do also sharpened a portable 6inch blade that hit some concrete and blunted it works quite well without any vibration .when u think most folks blades have chips out of them and still get used it makes no odds

 

[123hotchef]

i have a 12 inch one on an old alco saw bench and it only took less than 15 mins to do also sharpened a portable 6inch blade that hit some concrete and blunted it works quite well without any vibration .when u think most folks blades have chips out of them and still get used it makes no odds

i have a fair few plung saw skill saw tble saw and cross cut saw blades ill try one