Good brands/material of drill bits

[59flatbedford]

So ive spent my whole life using crappy drill bits and im only 20 and realize it *****. So im going to try to start putting together a good set of drill bits or two. I would appreciate any suggestions on brands and even material or type. Thanks guys. And im sure this has been asked before but search didn't turn up much.

 

[94legaleagle]

Dakota Sales out of Wyndmere, North Dakota has a lifetime warranty 135 degree split point set they sell

it's about $150 or so for a 1/64 to 1/2 inch set by 64ths increments

LIFETIME Warranty - seems to me their bits will drill thru like 60 on the rockwell scale if I recall correctly - split point eliminates need for centerpunching and bit wandering

they also have larger sizes up to 1" I believe -

I'd recommend them since I have a set - I've broken a few of the smaller ones, and no problems w/ warranty -

not sure if they have a website or not - I can get you a phone number / address if you want - post here if so

 

[59flatbedford]

ill have to google them and see if i can find them. sounds like a pretty good set.

 

[american lockpicker]

Alpen is good and not to expensive ~$50 shipped for a Metric 19 piece set.

 

[sonnyboy]

I work as a machinist for a living, and my personal preference is Triumph "Thunderbits". Most of the name brand (Triumph, Precision [PTD], Chicago-Latrobe [C-L] American Made HSS or Cobalt bits are excellent quality. I prefer the 135deg split point bits, but a case can be made for the standard 118 deg too. Jobber (standard) length is a good general purpose length. You can expect to pay at least $50 for a decent 29 pc. (1/16-1/2 x 1/16ths) set. I am looking at the 29 pc reduced shank Thunderbits in the current Enco sale catalog for $79 for my home shop.

 

[metal1313]

i have some enco usa machine drill legnth bits. i like them a lot and since they are short i have yet to break one. i need to buy jobber bits too, but i have bits for steel, rough framing, finish work....i have alot of drill bits.