Back and forth drilling motion when using an auger?

[MuskieBait]

That's terrible...don't know who you hear that from...

Every time you back it off, and then turn again, your blade bangs against the tiny edge of ice that was formed from the last cut...fastest way to dull the blade...

Imagine going through 24" of ice doing that the whole time? You'll never get a hole drilled.

You really only back it up if you're close to the last tiny bit of ice until you hit water...sometimes the ice gets a bit "sticky"...and as water seeps up, it makes the last bit of ice difficult to shave off. That's when you don't want to force the blade through (bend the angle of the blade)...but rather back it up and try to find a new spot for the blade to grab.

The rotation of the auger blades is really just designed to shave off the surface of the ice layer by layer. You need a constant rotation with downward pressure to shave off the ice. You accomplish nothing by doing 1/2 rotations...

Don't even try that messed up method with my auger...or you'll be buying me new blades...I'm serious...