Looking for drill bit tapered to match pencil sharpener

drillrepairscrews

I saw this once years ago, but can't find it now. It's a drill bit that drills a conical hole whose taper matches the cone left by a pencil sharpener.

The idea is that you can repair stripped screw holes by reaming them out with this drill bit, and then plugging them with a dowel sharpened with a pencil sharpener.

This seems like a really elegant way to repair a stripped screw hole.

Best Answer

You may have seen a taper reamer, there are a few different tapers. They are made to cut steel so wood is easy.

They would need a 1/16 to 1/8 pilot hole as they do not cut in the center. I have a few from when I worked in a bit factory. I expect they are very expensive to buy.

However, I would drill a regular hole and use a dowel.