expired Posted by ToolDeals • Nov 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021 10:37 PM
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Item 1 of 6
expired Posted by ToolDeals • Nov 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021 10:37 PM
14-Piece DeWALT DWA1184 Black & Gold Drill Bit Set
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Maybe the best place to save money, especially if using higher quality, is to sharpen your own bits. My Dad was a tool and die maker, so he also sharpened bits by hand that would keep him busy during the winter months (and away from Mom). So yea, I can also sharpen bits by hand, but we were accumulating a couple 5 gallon buckets of dull bits annually. So, I broke down and bought a DrillDoctor 750 to sharpen bits and surprisingly, with a little practice for equal sides, it does a decent job; even with split points.
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The value is in the three larger bits (5/16, 3/8 and 1/2) over the cheaper $6 set that stops at 1/4".
There are better bits, but they also cost a lot more. And there are bits for a similar price that are absolute junk.
The value is in the three larger bits (5/16, 3/8 and 1/2) over the cheaper $6 set that stops at 1/4".
There are better bits, but they also cost a lot more. And there are bits for a similar price that are absolute junk.
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Maybe the best place to save money, especially if using higher quality, is to sharpen your own bits. My Dad was a tool and die maker, so he also sharpened bits by hand that would keep him busy during the winter months (and away from Mom). So yea, I can also sharpen bits by hand, but we were accumulating a couple 5 gallon buckets of dull bits annually. So, I broke down and bought a DrillDoctor 750 to sharpen bits and surprisingly, with a little practice for equal sides, it does a decent job; even with split points.
Made in the USA, to boot
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The bits are okay, but I'm altering a few of÷ these into brad points (which is bit tedious, but it'll be better than the brad points everyone sells).
I just suppose fewer people use them these days.
Same bits with the OP coated on the exterior of flutes with titanium or similar for a little cleaner hole than just the black oxide that is not bad. For $10, try them and if you don't like them, there are free returns. Not making a dime for posting, I think they are decent bits and a deal for the money, but don't expect industrial quality.
The bits are okay, but I'm altering a few of÷ these into brad points (which is bit tedious, but it'll be better than the brad points everyone sells).
I just suppose fewer people use them these days.
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Yes, that sucks, but there are no made in the USA even close to this price range. Most all of the battery and corded consumer tools are now made in China, or the components are and shipped to the USA for assembly.
Same bits with the OP coated on the exterior of flutes with titanium or similar for a little cleaner hole than just the black oxide that is not bad. For $10, try them and if you don't like them, there are free returns. Not making a dime for posting, I think they are decent bits and a deal for the money, but don't expect industrial quality.
Oh, I think it started with Todd and Project Farm where he did use the plain black oxide, but it is also a different part number. In his video, he also used the Cobalt Bosch that had a titanium coating that did cut a little cleaner, but was a bit slower. DeWalt then came out with, or already had this coated model as an upgrade for a cleaner hole. The coating is so thin on either, that it does not last long.
The trouble with many of these bits that is not the fault of the bit, is that people put in a 1500 to 2500 rpm drill and use on non ferrous metals at full speed. Even with cutting oil that most do not use, not these bits and not bits that cost ten times as much will hold up at those speeds. For aluminum, yea, but not steel. Sometimes, more often than not, you cannot even get the first hole drilled before the bit is smoked and suddenly the bit is junk.
Don't get me wrong, many of the cheap bits are junk, but the OP is one of the better cheap bits sold in box stores to the consumer as a consumable because most people cannot sharpen them. If you could sharpen, you would not have to buy anymore unless you broke one.
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