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Sick of Cheap Drill Bits - What Do I Want?

Mittnz said:
Has anyone else used Drill Hog stuff?
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I bought this 9/16 to 1" kit earlier this year because they are supposed to have a lifetime warranty.
I needed to drill a bunch of 13/16 holes, and have used the 1" for ~3 holes since then. I'm happy with them, but haven't used any other big bits, so have nothing to compare them to.
 
I do NOT recommend the cheap Harbor Freight kit... I've never had another drill bit untwist on me. :lmao:

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Yarz said:
I do NOT recommend the cheap Harbor Freight kit... I've never had another drill bit untwist on me. :lmao:

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You need a drill doctor. It will turn that reamer back into a drill bit thats of equal quality to the high end stuff :laughing:
 
Mittnz said:
Has anyone else used Drill Hog stuff?

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I have read a lot of mixed reviews. Some of their bits are cheap, some are pretty pricey (up to like $300 a set.)

It seems like their warranty is pretty good though?

I have two of their step bits, and have used them a lot without any issue, but haven't bought any regular bits from them.

I too am in need of a decent set of quality drill bits, mostly for metal.
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I own a set of their bits. They’re good quality
 
But yea 3 light flats as even as you can, is good nuff for a hand drill. It can waggle a lil an still come out ok. Done it more than a few times
 
Steve300xcw said:
Probly never welded a nut onto the ass of a tap before either?
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Never needed to as I use tap sockets or chuck em up in a cordless drill add some tap paste and get to it. Why on earth would you weld a nut on one?!?
 
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Ive had good luck with these, some of the very small sizes suck, but everything 1/8 and up is good to go.
 
Landslide said:
Never needed to as I use tap sockets or chuck em up in a cordless drill add some tap paste and get to it. Why on earth would you weld a nut on one?!?
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Random size taps you dont have a tap socket for. Pipe thread for example


Landslide said:
Oh kay Jethro
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Works better than you might think. Expecially if the chuck on the shop drill is wore out and nobody is willing to replace it
 
GLTHFJ60 said:
To contribute, I bought a set from fastenal off the counter a few years ago. Looks like this, I guess they're norseman.

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FASTENAL 29 Piece Drill Bit Set USA Jobber Drill Set NORSEMAN Made in the USA | eBay

<p>Only used two drills several times</p>
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They've been amazing. Leagues better than my china hss Drill set. I've broken the tips off a few doing dumb things, and haven't needed to sharpen any of the unbroken ones yet. Mostly hand drill use, maybe a few of them in a chuck on the lathe, but usually mt drills get used there.
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I have the same ones. Been very good.
 
Deuce 40s said:
I love the Viking bits for woodworking. I have their brad point set and a 29 piece set.


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I have these. I bought them about a year ago for $70. I was sick of cheap bits too. Well these are way nicer than any of my previous bits so I haven’t used them. :homer:
 
Looking back I to this. New job doesn’t have shit for drill bits and I’ve been using another mechanics drill bits. It’s the step drill looking point ones. Fucking good drill bits are expensive. I wish they had sets with just 1/16 increments
 
My go to - which is almost daily - for drilling steel plate etc. is 1/8", 1/4" then Harbor Freight step bit. 1/8 and 1/4 bits I just buy a few at a time at the local fastener supply, which are not junk, but also nothing special. Couple bucks a pop and I don't feel the need to ever use cutting oil. Step bits are great since you can chamfer both sides of the hole quickly and no burrs or cleanup. Black step bits last a lot longer than the gold colored ones. I don't used step bits typically on anything thicker than 3/8 or on stainless. I've never actually used a classy step bit - maybe I'll try one out one day

If I have thicker stuff, stainless, or drilling for tapping I bought this and it's nice to have a full set of decent bits including everything 1/16 -1/2 by 64ths, A - Z, #1 - #60

And definitely get a drill press - you will thank yourself later:beer:
 
desertPOS said:
My go to - which is almost daily - for drilling steel plate etc. is 1/8", 1/4" then Harbor Freight step bit. 1/8 and 1/4 bits I just buy a few at a time at the local fastener supply, which are not junk, but also nothing special. Couple bucks a pop and I don't feel the need to ever use cutting oil. Step bits are great since you can chamfer both sides of the hole quickly and no burrs or cleanup. Black step bits last a lot longer than the gold colored ones. I don't used step bits typically on anything thicker than 3/8 or on stainless. I've never actually used a classy step bit - maybe I'll try one out one day

If I have thicker stuff, stainless, or drilling for tapping I bought this and it's nice to have a full set of decent bits including everything 1/16 -1/2 by 64ths, A - Z, #1 - #60

And definitely get a drill press - you will thank yourself later:beer:
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Plain ol’ gold colored HF step bits aren’t what they used to be. Old ones used to power through anything without any cutting oil. I had one that was the 1/8-1/2 and the bottom part broke off and it STILL cut through steel in a drill press. I beat the shit out of those over the years. I recently bought a set of the gold/cheap HF ones and they are garbage.
 
Brad said:
Plain ol’ gold colored HF step bits aren’t what they used to be. Old ones used to power through anything without any cutting oil. I had one that was the 1/8-1/2 and the bottom part broke off and it STILL cut through steel in a drill press. I beat the shit out of those over the years. I recently bought a set of the gold/cheap HF ones and they are garbage.
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I drilled 100+ holes in the past week I'd guess with the black ones fyi - I only use the gold ones if I'm drilling larger than 3/4". Wish they had black ones that went larger than 3/4. I've got another thread here recently about AR plate - I've been drilling through AR400 with them recently as well, although I've been using cutting fluid, but they've been powering through pretty well:smokin:
 
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