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Well the delrin ended up coming out of the stem while sanding because i couldnt push it all the way through when i was epoxying.
I will try Jthompson's method

Thanks everyone. It works now. My girlfriend came over and told me to "Stop drilling it like a wimp" and well the bit worked when i didn't drill like a wimp! haha I feel so dumb..

ahh isnt this supposed to be easy..?
I tried sharpening, but all i hear when the bit hits the briar is a whistle and absolutely no progress has been made.

Maybe i should just buy a new bit

I tried to sharpen it with a dremel but it still doesnt seem to drill. i did end up drilling about 2/3 of the chamber with a forstner bit so now there is just this really frustrating centimeter of drilling left for the chamber drill.

gahh this is very annoying....

How do I sharpen a tobacco hole drill bit?

alrighty im figuring it out. sorry about that guys

ahh thats bullshit that i spent $17 on this drill bit and it wont even drill....

what are some good tobacco hole drill bits and where can i get them?

Drill press. I have it at 500 at the moment

hahaha I am!

I just started using a 7/8" tobacco chamber drill bit from PIMO and it is taking way too long. It seems to be only burning the briar even though i take it very slow. Am i doing something wrong? I prepped the hole by first drilling a 5/32" guide and i am using the slowest speed

Thanks guys! I will definitely post pictures very soon

Hey guys! first post, first time attempting a hand cut stem. For some reason, i decided to just go for a stem that might be difficult. I am going to use delrin for a tenon but i already used loctite epoxy to put these accents together. Will this be trouble when i attempt to drill to fit the delrin? ...