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Generally speaking, M35 Cobalt is going to beat the pants off of black oxide high speed steel, however I would have serious reservations regarding one of those ALL CAPS Amazon only brands and that's...
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I was just considering these but went with another instead. Will I regret my decision?
COMOWARE Cobalt Drill Bit Set- 13Pcs https://a.co/d/5HSvyvY
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Thread created 06-07-2023 by TattyBear
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This is true I meant black oxide. Cobalt bits are bits that have cobalt is added during the manufacturing process at roughly 5-8%.
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Thread created 06-07-2023 by TattyBear
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Cobalt isn't used as a coating, but it is added to the alloy which increases hardness.
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That ranking is more or less accurate, but in my experience titanium doesn't always get you much advantage over just HSS.
Titanium drills have a titanium coating on HSS, and other factors...
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I bought a dewalt atomic brushless. This was on deal too
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Almost all halfway decent drill bits use a base metal of high speed steel. They are then coated in Titanium or cobalt in a process similar to electroplating. You still have the base metal...
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You cant be a good teacher
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You think that guy knows what a chuck is?
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it will fit any brand drill as long as the chuck is big enough (which I'm sure it would be)
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Can these be used with Ryobi tools
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Yes, you can resharpen most bits, however once the special coating is gone you lose it's advantages and are just left with the base metal which is often relatively unimpressive on these coated...
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All drill bits can be resharpened. There are a bunch of jig tutorials on youtube. I have a lifetime supply of drill bits from the guy use to work for. He would use them for a couple times then...
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Thread created 06-07-2023 by TattyBear
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Not even close.
Carbon Steel
High-Speed Steel
Titanium
Cobalt
Carbide
Knowing SD, people will debate the order a little bit. Regardless, HSS will dull while drilling through any material...
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You serious? Lol ya it’s coated in 24 carat gold
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These are just black oxide bits with some "gold" coloring to make them look attractive. The "gold" really doesn't do anything except maybe prevent some rusting, though rusting drill bits really...
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Are these as strong as Carbide bits?
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HD and Lowe’s have it for the same price up until July 4th if you’d rather pick it up in store.
Regular retail is $15-17
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Is the Gold just aesthetic? Assuming so since gold is pretty soft.
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I ordered this before last week; same price. This is like regular price
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