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    Dan,
    
    Can't get to you in Maynard but I can offer some advice>  I recently
    purchased a set of long drills from Balsa USA ( 12" 1/16 to 1/4)
    the quality was great and delivery was within a couple of days.
    
    		Balsa USA
    		P.O. Box 164
    		Marinette, Wisconsin 54143
    		1-800-BALSA US
    		906-863-6421 for info.                
    
    Bye,
    Scott

    
    Dan, Ace RC sells sets and singles. I'd get one if I were you.
    you will be using it more now. I have one if I can get it to you.
    Also you could try an electrical outlet. 
    
    					Tom

    Dan,
    
    Here's what I do when I need a long drill and don't feel inclined
    to wait while I order one:
    
    Get a piece of brass tubing which just fits over the desired drill
    bit.  Clean the shank of the drill, slide it into the tubing and
    sweat-solder it in place.  Voila! Instant long drill.  The chuck
    end of the new "bit" can be plugged with dowel or whatever to prevent
    crushing the tubing when tightening the chuck but I've never found
    this to be mandatory.
    
    The advantage here is that, once the drilling task is completed, you
    can merely heat up the solder joint and disassemble the "bit," saving
    both the tubing and the drill bit for subsequent, conventional use.   

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      | |      00	 Adios,      Al
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      |    Z__(O_\_	(The Desert Rat)

    I have found that most well stocked hardware stores carry long
    shanked drill bits. I just bought one last week, and as I recall
    it cost about $5. I is 1/4" and I think it is 12" long.
    
    Wayne Field

     DITTO! AL,
    
       That is exactly what I do. In fact Dan, I just drilled
    out the wing pegs on my Sport_Air about 2 weeks ago. Most
    hobby shops have a brass tube display with a varied selection.
    Works great when you gotta get in to drill wood servo mounts!
    
    good luck,
    
    		Tom

    The kind of bit you want is called an "electrician's bit".  I guess
    it's called that because electricians often do not have the opportunity
    to drill all the necessary holes before the plasterers cover up
    the works.
    	
    Any decent electricians supply house will have them.
    
		\__    		-Bill
	  {((___O===--0'         Yerazunis
    

  
    If you're really stuck, I'd loan you one of mine...
    
    I have a 1/4" x 18" bit and a 3/8" x 60" bit.
    
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   \	       	         ____|____                      /   Regards,
    \________________________O_________________________/    Frank.
    

     
    		-< cheap extender, and I mean cheap >-
    
    I don't know if this will suit your exact needs but here goes. What
    I have done in the past when I need a longer drill is to use the
    handle of an EXACTO knife. What you do is take your standard aluminum
    EXACTO handle (the one that holds the #11 blade) and remove the
    blade. Now close the blade chuck completely closed. Take a drill
    bit 1/64 smaller than the one you wish was 12 inchs long. CAREFULLY
    drill into the center of the blade chuck, watch the depth you don't
    have to much. Now you should be able to open the blade chuck and
    install the drill bit into the EXACTO handle. Now put the handle
    in your drill. As I said before it's cheap but in a bind it has
    worked for me. Keep in mind that it's only aluminum so don't expect
    this setup to drill through anything tougher than balsa or light
    plywood. I have about six of these at all different sizes. I think
    1/4 inch may be to large though.
    
    						Al
    
    P.S. The blade chuck will still hold a blade when your done.

>< Note 516.3 by PNO::CASEYA "THE DESERT RAT (I-RC-AV8)" >
>                          -< TRY THIS, IT WORKS...!! >-
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>    Dan,
>    
>    Here's what I do when I need a long drill and don't feel inclined
>    to wait while I order one:

I thought for a minute he was going to tell us he uses a 22 rifle
and varies the depth of the hole by standing back another 100 years
per inch :-)

Just a warning for anyone who may be inclined to want to mount a LONG
drill in a drill press - DON'T!

There are several notes in the Tools notes file warning about this.
Long shafts tend to whip and bend in a drill press.  Next they reach
out and grab you.  If it don't kill you directly it will scare you
to death.  The mistake that most folks make is not to use the lowest
RPM setting of the press - but even then usually the lowest setting is
not low enough for a LONG shaft.  They sell special short (shorter
than your used to seeing) drill bits for presses.  So please use caution
with any long drill bit - Go real slow and cautiously.

Bye          --+--
Kay R. Fisher  |
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    Dan,
    
    	I've got an 18 inch electrician's drill bit [used for running
    phone wires, it's got a hole to run the end of the wire thru so
    you can pull it thru the hole you just made, but that's not important]
    that you are welcome to borrow.  It's 1/4 inch and came from (I
    think) either YDI or the Tool Haus (sort of next door to YDI) in
    Newton, for $6.  I don't get home till kind of late, so you might
    want to send mail...
    
    Willie

Dan, I've always referenced them as aviation drills... don't know quite
why, though.  I live in Harvard, and would be happy to lend mine to you.
BTW, they can be had at spags for $4-5 in the tool section.

Regards,

Brian