Drill bits £1

level200

HI Guys

Just been to Tesco and picked up a 16 piece (Wood, Metal and Masionary) drill bits for £1 :j

KillerWatt

level200 wrote: »

HI Guys

Just been to Tesco and picked up a 16 piece (Wood, Metal and Masionary) drill bits for £1 :j

That sounds like real quality, I'll bet the wood bits are blunt and the masonry bits are burnt out within half a dozen times of being used.

level200

KillerWatt wrote: »

That sounds like real quality, I'll bet the wood bits are blunt and the masonry bits are burnt out within half a dozen times of being used.

Dont matter, i'll just buy another set for £1 :rotfl:

timbim_2

level200 wrote: »

Dont matter, i'll just buy another set for £1 :rotfl:

And just wait for them to explode in the work, especially the masonry ones, and for all the bits to come back and lacerate any bits of you they can get to.

Deathtrap if you ask me!

wallbash

If you know the limitations of the set ,

Deathtrap if you ask me!

Being a touch dramatic.

savemoney

I made mistake of buying a Tesco drill 3 years ago used once before I had problems with the chuck, it ended up in bin a wasted £5 or so. Now I buy reasonable quality not high up the scale because I am only casual DIY'er but I did pay good money for a better drill, a bosch

timbim_2

wallbash wrote: »

If you know the limitations of the set ,



Being a touch dramatic.

Possibly, but you won't catch me risking it.

KillerWatt

wallbash wrote: »

Being a touch dramatic.

You obviously haven't seen what cheap tools do when they reach their breaking point.

timbim_2

KillerWatt wrote: »

You obviously haven't seen what cheap tools do when they reach their breaking point.

Milling machi9=ne bits a re particularly bad, dragging them sideways through metal puts some pretty odd forces on them, and if they shatter, you don't have much face left.

wallbash

Come on , lets get back to the real world . I don't spend all day drilling reinforced concrete or steel bar . Some times I might like to drill a hole in a piece of ..... hardboard !!
A drill bought from Tesco , just might , with a great deal of care , taking all safety measures . steel tipped boots , welding mask , hard hat ( have I forgotten anything )
do the job.
But hey, don't buy the drills , will be there when I require some.

andrew-b

Very handy to have a set of cheap bits! I bought a set from Aldi for a £1 a while back (well OH did and i told her off for wasting a £1!)...i use the wood or HSS bits all the time. The masonry one's blunted pretty quickly (too soft) but still have their uses but the wood/metal ones do the job. I inadvertently snapped a 3 mm bits the other day (its still embedded in a screwhole of the workbench i was building!) by applying sideways pressure but that was my fault and i've done the same in the past to much more expensive bits which is even more annoying! Will have to see if i can get a set of Tesco cheapies.
Obviously if your doing work that needs high precision, or on tough metal or hard masonry you use a better bit!