One note someone mentioned an impact drill for attaching auger to, that in my opinion would be a bad idea. The worst thing you can do to an auger blade is bang it on the ice. You will roll the edges over and it will not cut through ice after that has happened. It can be super sharp but if the edges get bent the blade won’t cut. Same thing if you sharpen auger blades you should never sharpen the bottom edge you can destroy the pitch angle, it can be super sharp but will not cut through ice. Keep blades covered fir safety and to protect never bang on the ice, just set it down and use even pressure and let the motor (or arms if manual auger) do the work.
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