Comments on: Finds: A 115-Piece Drill Bit Set http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10924 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:43:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10924 I have the 115 piece (the nicer of the two offered) from Harbor Freight and both the drill and the box have held up to anything and everything I've thrown at them. No, they are not as nice as my USA made drills, but they do make the proper sized holes without complaint. I have the 115 piece (the nicer of the two offered) from Harbor Freight and both the drill and the box have held up to anything and everything I’ve thrown at them. No, they are not as nice as my USA made drills, but they do make the proper sized holes without complaint.

]]> by: Nick Carter http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10919 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:35:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10919 You can just buy sizes as you need them from most industrial suppliers, and buy quality. Ebay is a great place to stock up on new drills in single sizes. What I also have is a good selection of metric drills (bought at an auction) in steps of about .1mm - very handy. Then of course you need reamers in fractional sizes and over and under sizes...and center drills...and countersinks...and counterbores..oh and S&D 1/2" shank drills up to 1" Once you start doing machine work you end up with many bits of tooling. A good drill sharpener is useful as well - although with practice you can certainly sharpen drills by hand on a bench grinder, I love my Lisle drill grinder - nothing like having a dead sharp and even cutting drill, plus it saves a lot of money. You can just buy sizes as you need them from most industrial suppliers, and buy quality. Ebay is a great place to stock up on new drills in single sizes.

What I also have is a good selection of metric drills (bought at an auction) in steps of about .1mm - very handy.

Then of course you need reamers in fractional sizes and over and under sizes…and center drills…and countersinks…and counterbores..oh and S&D 1/2″ shank drills up to 1″
Once you start doing machine work you end up with many bits of tooling.

A good drill sharpener is useful as well - although with practice you can certainly sharpen drills by hand on a bench grinder, I love my Lisle drill grinder - nothing like having a dead sharp and even cutting drill, plus it saves a lot of money.

]]> by: jm http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10907 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:24:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10907 Too bad there isn't a set of just tap drills and clearance drills... I think around 50 sizes or so would cover #0 thru 1/2" in tap, close fit and free fit clearance sizes. I'd rather buy two of those sets than then whole 115 pc set. I just know I'll never use a lot of those odd-sized drills in my big set. Too bad there isn’t a set of just tap drills and clearance drills… I think around 50 sizes or so would cover #0 thru 1/2″ in tap, close fit and free fit clearance sizes. I’d rather buy two of those sets than then whole 115 pc set. I just know I’ll never use a lot of those odd-sized drills in my big set.

]]> by: Nick Carter http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10414 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:38:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/30/finds-a-115-piece-drill-bit-set/#comment-10414 As a compromise, I think it's a good idea to pick up one of these sets and a good USA made fractional set. When the individual bits in the 115 pc. set get used up (ok, it's hard to use a bit up, but the import drills do wear quickly) replace them with USA drills, those are the sizes you use the most after all... As a compromise, I think it’s a good idea to pick up one of these sets and a good USA made fractional set. When the individual bits in the 115 pc. set get used up (ok, it’s hard to use a bit up, but the import drills do wear quickly) replace them with USA drills, those are the sizes you use the most after all…

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