Woot Mastercraft 230-Piece Titanium-Coated Drill Bit Set

[Criminal]

https://tools.woot.com/offers/230-piece-titanium-coated-drill-bit-set-1

Not sure how good these are but the price is right for light duty use at $25ish shipped.

 

[gamp945]

Low price, but not worth any price according to some pretty biting reviews:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSEZOVW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Rated ///M]

RUN AWAY! FAR FAR AWAY! - I got these as a gift a while back, tried to use 4 different bits to make a hole in a 1/8" Plate and I made it about a 1/6" in and had completely rounded, dull, and bent bits.

 

[Criminal]

The drill bits came this afternoon, and with much trepidation I selected a random sample and chucked the first one in the press, drilling through some mild steel I had laying around.

I figured if they sucked I would get on woot immediately and arrange a return- so sooner is better.

No problem. They seem very sharp and drilled through easily, as well or better than the Rigid bits. Industrial? Probably not. But for my purposes they will work fine.

 

[tarbellb]

Nice follow up. Will you drill ten holes with one size and report back? I wonder what the longevity is?

Thanks,

 

[Crabman]

crim,

Thanks for the report.

Bruce

 

[Criminal]

OK, so back out to the drill press. Picked out a 3/16ths bit.

I found these scissors, that had peeved me for the last time this morning, in the trashcan. Seven holes and ran out of room, no oil, most of the holes thru two layers of stainless. Made some smoke, and the scissors got hot.

I figured that told me all I needed to know, but decided to sacrifice a thick fender washer (I sure hope I don't need that later) and drilled a few more holes, again no oil. The drill didn't show any sign of slowing down or getting dull. The washer was too hot to touch when I finished.

 

[Crabman]

Time to score.

Thanks

 

[pbon]

If you can find a good deal on cobalt instead of titanium coated bits, the cobalt seem to me to be worth the extra money.

 

[Rated ///M]

My set must have been made with lead then... I think I still have them in the attic somewhere, I should see if I can find them and try and drill a pair a scissors with them. What speed were you drilling at?

 

[PugetDude]

Sold out.

 

[bczygan]

Sold out.

Thank goodness!


Bill

 

[Vinny]

Off topic, but Criminal, where did you bet that 1911 mat? Looks slick.

 

[tonyciambrone]

Drill press makes cheap bits work about as well as good bits in a hand drill.

I have a set of these or very similar I got at Menards for 9.99.

They got no problem drilling wood and plastic, never used them on steel because I have other drill sets. But it's pretty sweet that you can get a whole **** load of 1/8" and 1/16" drills for next to nothing. Even a 1/2" drill. I think they are worth the price of admission.

 

[MPOWERD]

https://tools.woot.com/offers/230-piece-titanium-coated-drill-bit-set-1

Not sure how good these are but the price is right for light duty use at $25ish shipped.

These bits are complete garbage. They dull so quickly you cant even drill wood with them. They are made of soft steel so not even worth trying to resharpen. Dont buy this chinese junk!

 

[xjfish]

Drill press makes cheap bits work about as well as good bits in a hand drill.

I have a set of these or very similar I got at Menards for 9.99.

They got no problem drilling wood and plastic, never used them on steel because I have other drill sets. But it's pretty sweet that you can get a whole **** load of 1/8" and 1/16" drills for next to nothing. Even a 1/2" drill. I think they are worth the price of admission.

x2 have same set. I'm glad i picked up. Have broken and tossed many. Nice to have laying around...

 

[Criminal]

Off topic, but Criminal, where did you bet that 1911 mat? Looks slick.

I picked it up at Sportsman's Warehouse in town- they had several different ones for different firearms. I was actually surprised they still had a 1911 one left. I think they were around $25.

As for the drill bits; still no complaints. Our community mailbox post was rotted away and about to fall over; the post is some strong 4x4 box tubing with a flange welded on the bottom- the flange was rusted out. To fix it, I needed to drill two ½" holes in the post with my deWalt 20V hand drill. I used a smaller bit to get a pilot hole, then moved up to the ½" bit, no problems.