Leave the bit in, or not?

[steven c newman]

When you put that brace and bit away...do you take the bit out? Or, leave the drill set up for the next time?



Or...do you have a separate rack for the bits, and take the freshly used bit out of the brace, and place it back in the rack?

[Nicholas Lawrence]

Bit goes back in the box, brace hangs on the rack.

[Jim Matthews]

I put my tools away, so I can find them.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Steve, I think that most people here do not have the large number of braces that you have, so, unless they need a specific bit, it is probably coming off. If I know that I will need to drill more of the same in the immediate future, it will stay in, otherwise, it comes off. I have few bits for it, so I treat them very carefully and they are packed away and stored. My brace is also placed back in its drawer. Did I mention that I do not have a bunch of braces or bits?

[michael dilday]

I don't use a brace but if I did the bit would come off when the brace gets put away. Bits always come off and go back in their storage when I finish with them.

[lowell holmes]

I never leave bit in the brace.

[steven c newman]

I have 2 bits that are always in their brace.....a countersink and a pilot hole bit....the other 4 braces I'll be keeping in the cabinet, might be a "bit" too big...

( Andrew, IF you NEED a brace or two....sneak over here, and pick out one...I seem to have a few "spares"....)

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I have 2 bits that are always in their brace.....a countersink and a pilot hole bit....the other 4 braces I'll be keeping in the cabinet, might be a "bit" too big...

( Andrew, IF you NEED a brace or two....sneak over here, and pick out one...I seem to have a few "spares"....)

When all this passes over, I might ply you with Mexican Food and Alcohol until you give up a brace and ply me with tales! :D

For sure a countersink would get a lot of use so it makes sense.

[Tony Zaffuto]

I have at least one each, of the Fray/Spofford chuck style braces. Each has an appropriate sized center bit already chucked in, one has a countersink and one has a straight screwdriver bit. I much prefer this style of brace to ratchet style (of which I have many). Of the ratchet, no bits are left chucked, but then again, I generally on use the 6" MF, with a screwdriver bit!

[steven c newman]

Well...out of 14 braces....have kept just 6 for the tool cabinet...
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There are two 6" sweeps with bits installed, there is an 8" sweep, a 10" sweep, a 12" sweep and the 14" Stanley trying to hide in the corner...

Bits left in? a Countersink, and a pilot hole bit....

[Jim Koepke]

If a bit is being used to drill a lot of the same size bore. My braces are never put away with a bit installed.

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They wouldn't fit in their space with a bit installed.

jtk