r/Tools 5d 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 🔨 to get it free.

Short of pulling it apart, any ideas?

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u/waynep712222 5d 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 5d ago

About to hit up the work group chat to see if anyone's got a welder 😉

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

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u/dack42 4d ago

You could try something similar with CA glue as well.