Drill bits

[tom Hanson]

Looking for a new set of drill bits. What are the best bang for the buck bits? General use and abuse is what I need them for

 

[White E]

Do you want number, letter, fractional, oversize (over 1/2") or Metric.
I assume you want Fractional up to 1/2" I would get the Irwin brand I dont know the cost but they are HSS, which stands for High Speed steel, which is heat treated tool steel. O-1 grade usually.

 

[White E]

Do you want number, letter, fractional, oversize (over 1/2") or Metric.
I assume you want Fractional up to 1/2" I would get the Irwin brand I dont know the cost but they are HSS, which stands for High Speed steel, which is heat treated tool steel. O-1 grade usually.

 

[Ole Shovel]

Irwin anything would be the last ones I"d try probably all foreign made now too. Buy quality HSS from local industrial tool supply and they push the ICS stuff and it cost more but has been worth it everytime.
ICS drills

 

[MarkB_MI]

Good deals on HSS and cobalt drills at the Yard.
The Yard

 

[Anonymous-0]

I have a set of Huot and a set of cleveland that have done a good job but you wont find them at the cut rate stores.

 

[glennster]

for general bang around bits, i have been getting the dewalt bit sets and the bosch sets from home depot. pretty good quality bits, cut good too. for the shop, i get industrial bits fromm our winzer guy who sells us fasteners, real good bits, but real pricey.they also have the special drill bits for boron steel, but they are 60 dollars a bit woo hoo!! snap on has some real good bits too, but again real pricey.

 

[DR Darren]

since we talking drill bits, how about how to sharpen them? anyone use the Drill Doctor or someother way to keep them sharpened?

 

[Rst277]

Look for Norseman drill bits. They are tough and cut fast. We usually use them on hardened tool steels and alloys. For regular use, Craftsman or Mastercraft are hard to beat. I have never been happy with Dewalt, their sawzall blades in particular suck. Best sawzall blades are Morse at your local plumbing supply store.

 

[markiz41]

I have a DD. I like the way it sharpens, but I hate the way it splits the point. Because the point is split by pushing the drill into the circular wheel, as opposed to a straight factory grind, it takes off huge amounts of material and makes the point really fragile. Especially on a small bit. I just stopped splitting points with mine.

 

[hay]

i just purchased a drill doctor and it's great, but like someone else said, not so good for making split point bits because too much material is ground off and the split point is very tiny.

 

[TimV]

I've got an older Drill Doctor, and it makes a world of difference in drilling speed and ease. Yes, I can sharpen by hand, but the Drill Doctor is much more repeatable than hand sharpening, and considerably faster. Very small bits (under 1/8", roughly) are hard to do on mine, and mine only does up to 1/2", but for stuff in between these two sizes (which is the vast majority of sharpening most people will ever do) it works great.

 

[GaryMA]

....can't go wrong with "Hanson"
Check out Hanson Drill Bits and Taps at Tools Plus

 

[guido]

Hello tom Hanson.
Many brands out there I like Hanson. For your all around use I recommend cobalt coated bits.They will take higher speeds (more abuse) and stay sharp longer.
Guido.