Along these lines, Harbor Freight has a mixed set of
these drill bits (and micro rasps) for $4.99 for 20
pcs.  I've used a set and they work very well.  Can't
beat the price either.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=44924

Cheers,
-Neil.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Mike Harrison
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 7:53 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [EE]: Carbide PCB drill bits ?
>
>
> Check the going rate on Ebay before determining a price, and bear
> in mind that many sizes are of
> limited value to most people if there is a mixed lot.
>
> I'd be interested in a couple of dozen 0.8mm (#67, .0315") at a
> buck apiece.
>
> On Sat, 8 Feb 2003 13:19:33 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >Hi.
> >Next week I plan to make a visit to an auction where
> >all inventory of a large PCB factory is sold.
> >I'v seen that they have a number of "Carbide Drills"
> >in sizes from 0.25 mm up to aprox 6 mm.
> >
> >Whould there be any interest from the list members in
> >these drill bits if I can make a good price on them ?
> >And if so, what sizes ?
> >
> >I'v seen that carbide drill bits are 6-7 USD in single
> >quantity from Digikey.
> >
> >I expect that a level of 1-2 USD is a must to make this
> >interesting (?). Note that these are *new* bits, not
> >resharpened as from e.g. "Drill Bit City".
> >
> >Comments ?
> >
> >
> >
> >For information about the auction, se :
> >http://www.henrybutcher.com/en/auctiondetails.asp?AuctionID=2140
> >
> >Click the button "View and Search" to the right.
> >Enter "Carbide" in the field labeled "or Search for:" and
> >click "Refresh list".
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Jan-Erik Svderholm.
>
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