Drill bit recommendations

[white90]

I need to get some decent drill bits

any suggestions/recommendations please

Tony

[Bull Bar Cowboy]

Titanium coated HSS …………… not cheap, but they keep a good edge and can be used for reasonably hard materials.

If you can sharpen drills yourself, then ordinary HSS are fine for most jobs especially if kept in tiptop condition.

On the lathe I use cobalt drills B) ………… but they are spendy.

Ian

[white90]

toolstation have 19pc set cobalt for £21.02

sound ok?

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/DrillBits/...its/d110/sd1230

[Les Brock]

Use the correct speed for what your trying to drill, trying to burn your way through on high speed does the drill edge no favours , let the tool do the work

and use a decent cuttting fluid when drilling esp......stainless/8274 shafts etc

Oh.....Colbalt are cracking drills

[white90]

no shaft drilling required as I now have one of these to fit:

http://www.gigglepin4x4.net/8274/mainshaft.htm

[02GF74]

I use Dormer brand from my local fastenerrs place. Have fpund them to be superior to Woolworths(!) and from Black&Decker from B&Q.

oh, they are coated with that yellow stuff - titatniium?

[will_warne]

Tony, as above, Colbolt are lovely but pricey. Unless I'm drilling something hard I tend to buy normal HSS drill bits and then sharpen when I need to.

Good cutting fluid is also well worth buying. 3 in 1 oil is pretty good for everyday stuff but Molyslip cutting compound is the dogs dangely bits.