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Slotted key drill bit

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2025 12:16 pm
by Hazelwood7

Does anyone know of a slotted key drill not for sale. Latos drums machine them but he is sold out, anyone else sell them or know how to dyi them. Tune safe lungs make it hard for me to do it manually.
Chris


Re: Slotted key drill bit

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2025 6:28 pm
by SonorBart

Here's what I use. I got it at a hardware store years ago, but there's no brand name on it. It's nice because the outer sleeve slips down over the head of the lug screw.

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Re: Slotted key drill bit

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2025 9:25 pm
by tcbetka

I think I'd rather have one with a "guard" over the slotted part, so that the driver slot doesn't have a tendency to slide out of the slot when in use. If you have a lathe, or know someone with a lathe, it shouldn't be too difficult to make one. I don't have a slotted tension rod or I would take a crack at it here.