/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1512305
I guess there's a couple of carbide tipped bits out there for other things (harder metals mostly) most are masonry though and yeah they'll pop the width out. 1/8 is also about the limit of what I can see/sharpen by hand. Normally I'll just pop the $20-30 for regular HSS ones and get a dozen of them at once and gradually murder them over a few months.

>>1512760
There's Corby Bolts which use a step-drill to put on scales and can be quite useful for securing softer materials to metal as the step provides a bit more surface area to clamp down on. They do cost quite a bit more though.
Cutlery rivets are also a thing and usually run around the same price or a bit cheaper.

Generally for pin stock I just order in rods of 3mm or 1/8" for most of my stuff (primarily 304SS) and will have a bit of brass and copper for different bolsters. 3mm wire is also a decent pin stock as well if you can't find rods or dowels of the metal you want.
NB there are different types of brass as well and they do colour differently over time, C26000 cartridge brass will look a bit different to say a 36000 machining brass, so match the metals