
Almost every cordless drill today has a 1/2" chuck and no reason to turn the shanks down like years ago when 3/8" drill chucks were the normality. Personally, I don't care for the turned down shanks on the two larger bits. At the time, I thought that Project Farm was spot on with his testing for these consumer brands, but reading the complaints in the forums here, I can't really argue with them because I know DeWalt can vary over time with the same model number. Once you get into the cobalt versions, then you are getting into better bits and it goes up from there.īosch has stayed pretty consistent, while DeWalt seems to vary a little. For a better organization of activities, DeWalt offers a wide range of drill bits sets with different kinds of tips and cutters, all characterized by high quality materials and durability. If I had to guess from a few decades of experience, I would guess the HSS (high speed steel) Bosch to be as good as the HSS DeWalt. DeWALT - Set of 19 pieces screwing and drilling masonry (5 pcs) 280,00 Save 35. Typically, I would not give much credibility to the 'Heavy duty' designation on any box store brand. For box store brands, the Bosch cobalt bits have been the best, but certainly cost more.īut these set say Heavy duty while Bosch don't. I did not see these earlier, but maybe better is this Bosch HSS 21pc set (up to 1/2") on sale for $13 and part of the $20 off a $100 deal. DeWalt drive bits have been junk for quite awhile, but they do have a lot of company.
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Feel free to educate me on the issue and correct me if I made an error.ĭitto on the pilot point, but these split point have been alright for the price. (But that can be said about nearly every Dewalt item from the past few years.)Īnd while I'm not trained in metallurgy, it's odd as I've never seen a (non-specialty) drill bit bend. The older Dewalt bits didn't have these issues. And I would say "phew" as I (luckily) made the right call to not use a $15-$30 bit for that job. I've used these for "questionable" drilling circumstances, as I didn't want to snap a good bit, snd a few years back, if an issue arose, they would snap. The pilot point, and the Black/Gold bits especially. Their entire line of drill bits has gone to some sort of cheap soft metal. I've had soooo many issues with Dewalt bits bending on me the last 2 years.
