DRILL BITS – Recommend some good ones
DRILL BITS…
Which brand do you like?
I have ordered the Snappy QC system for my impact driver, so I can use real drill bits, not Ryobi or BD hex bits. I do metal, wood, plastic on occasion. The usual GP drilling.
Like the brad points?
Titanium – hype or worth it?
The ToolBear
“Never met a man who couldn’t teach me something.” Anon.
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The best are cobalt (at least for metal) but pricey. Check out the MSC catalog, more types of bits than you can imagine. http://www.mscdirect.com
I would have them send you a catalog (it's free) , it's easier to browse that way.
Edited 5/19/2005 6:34 am ET by reinvent
Edited 5/19/2005 6:43 am ET by reinvent
B&D "Bullets" had/have a pilot bit and are wicked on light steel and irreplacable on stainless steel. Nice for wood too, they don't wander. DW has a similar style but they don't last as long as the old "bullets".
For heavy steel I'm still looking for a decent drill bit. There are so many knock-offs you never know if they are good or bad till you get them out of the box. Titanium and cobalt bits are OK in a drill press but I can't tell you how many times I've caught a burr and snapped a $10 freaking dollar bit!
Lately I've been keeping a grinding disc handy and sharpening HSS as I go along.
@@ Lately I've been keeping a grinding disc handy and sharpening HSS as I go along.Is this a skill that translates to the 4.5 grinder. Carry one of those.The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
an "impact driver' is just that, an impact driver, it will drill softer materials no problem, no damage, but its not designed to drill, esp for metal .. think of it this way .. take a brand new bit, and drop it onto steel, point down from 3 or 4 feet a couple hundred times a second, now put it in your drill press and drill away, that's what your talking about doing ..
You have a point there...The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
An impact driver impacts rotationaly not verticaly like a hammer drill. Not saying its a good idea but not quite as bad as you might think.
I bought a set of Bad Dogs, http://www.baddogtools.com/drillbits.htm,
at JLC live. They are great for metal & masonry, just ok for wood.
They are real nice for jobs like installing tapcons, drill thru the wood or metal and then directly into masonry without stopping.
They even will go thu porcelin tile, which burn up most off the shelf bits.