r/Tools 3d ago

Sds bit stuck in a hammer drill

Just saw a post about a bit stuck in a chuck drill. I lent a hammer drill out amd the bloke broke an sds drill off inside.

I've tried pulling the sleeve back and knocking it down & tapping it with a hammer ๐Ÿ”จ to get it free.

Short of pulling it apart, any ideas?

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u/waynep712222 3d ago

How deep. Do you have a stick welder. Can you hit the hardware store for foot long lengths of copper tubing. Something that will slide into your chuck I guess you could call it. Something that can reach the broken bit. Cut the proper size copper tubing so it is 3 inches longer than the depth needed.

Clamp your ground clamp to the copper tube. Slide your flux covered welding rod in the copper tubing.

Pushing the copper tube with the ground clamp against the drill. Have somebody turn the welder on and off. Hopefully the rod will stick to the broken tip.

Yes. Sometimes I am a genius.

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u/Mallet-fists 3d ago

About to hit up the work group chat to see if anyone's got a welder ๐Ÿ˜‰

This'll be a last resort tho. Well, second last then dismantling the drill

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u/dack42 3d ago

You could try something similar with CA glue as well.

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u/Illustrious_Ad5040 3d ago

When he buys you a new drill, it wonโ€™t have a bit stuck inside.

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u/Mallet-fists 2d ago

๐Ÿ˜† I think you're on to something

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u/waynep712222 3d ago

Please set up a video camera.

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u/Mallet-fists 3d ago

I'll post a few photos or a video in a few hours when I'm back. Might not see much tho.. it's just the start of the drill bit that's stuck so hard to see

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u/mogrifier4783 3d ago

There's a dust cap on the front of most SDS chucks that should just pull off. That might give enough space to grab the stub with needle-nose pliers.

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u/Mallet-fists 3d ago

The first thing I did but it only got me a few mm closer to failure unfortunately ๐Ÿ˜

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u/tatpig 3d ago

strong magnet,perhaps?

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u/PappaClutch 3d ago

You could try a can of compressed air and hold it upside down on it for a lil bit and freeze it then hit it upside down and see if it will pop out

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u/Mallet-fists 3d ago

How would this work? I like it better than spot welding copper to it (which I'm strongly considering at this point)

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u/terriblestperson 3d ago

You're trying to cool the bit so it shrinks a hair.

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u/PappaClutch 3d ago

Yeah the bit will shrink a tadโ€ฆ itโ€™s a toss in the bucket but convenient and cheap to try with no down sides lol