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REELDOC

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Need a set of bits for drilling steel. Need recommendations. I'm tired of buying cheap crap so it's time to move up.
 
I buy the cobalt bits from Matco. Kinda pricey but well worth it. Anything over 1/4" is lifetime warranty.
 
I’ve had good luck with Bosch cobalt bits while drilling out broken bolts. I also like that they can be bought on Amazon individually as needed or as you wear out one in the set.

It’s probably user error, but I find cobalt to be more forgiving than fragile carbide bits.
 
I can absolutely recommend the Milwaukee cobalt bits they sell at home depot. They keep up with my snap on and matco no problem when drilling non hardened steel.
 
Norseman Magnum bits. Some of the best machinist grade bits that you can buy. You can buy them online. In Sanford, Arc3 welding supply stocks them, as does Wilders Nut and Bolt in Raleigh.
 
Scsmith42 said:
Norseman Magnum bits. Some of the best machinist grade bits that you can buy. You can buy them online. In Sanford, Arc3 welding supply stocks them, as does Wilders Nut and Bolt in Raleigh.
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Wow, there's a name I haven't heard in a while. Tommy Wilder was a customer of mine in the early 1980's. Got a tape measure he sent me for Christmas. Another year he gave away 1-1/2" nuts he had chrome plated, made a good paperweight. Good guy.

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