drill bit
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In Quaise's case, Kelso says, "millimetre wave drilling is really what changes that because we're not using a physical drill bit."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
On May 1, engineers made another attempt using a combination of steeper drill angles, drill rotation, vibration, and spinning of the drill bit.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
The company reached a maximum drilling speed of 95 feet an hour and a maximum distance of more than 3,000 feet on a single drill bit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Their dispute was not about the facts, but about the law and the appropriate legal outcome: who should be responsible for the costs of repairing the drill bit, and why.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
His father was a mechanical engineer who had designed or invented a new drill bit for oil drilling, a self-cleaning, self-sharpening bit.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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