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Pros & Cons
Pros
The dewalt drill bit set (dw1969) appears to be good quality. After drilling several holes in 3/8 steel plate, they remain sharp. With soft material - when i can get to the back side - i often drill a very small pilot hole all the way through first, t... Read More
Hinged carry box the bits came in is sturdier and nicer than i expected. This is a'skeleton' case so you can see the bits and touch them without opening the case. Metal box holds each drill in the right place and doesn't come apart, spilling drill bit... Read More
Cons
I caution anyone who is trying to achieve any fine control over their drilling to stay far away from these. They often rip and tear the exit hole, leaving a very messy looking job. The worse case using these bits is in drilling thick polycarbonate pla... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Best salad drills i ever bought, i do a lot of metal work these things stay sharp for a long time
The best bits i have ever bought
Most of the other bits either broke or simply weren’t sharp enough to do the job.
Made the switch and dewalt shiet metal index is in the trash.
Price
They are much more expensive at home depot and he asked me if this could be a father's day gift and told me how much cheaper th... Read More
Having need of a new portable drill, i found a well liked/reviewed dewalt dc759 18-volt 1/2-inch cordless drill/driver (bare to... Read More
If the price raises i would still strongly consider
For the price they are a good bit set for drilling where the risk of the bit walking is the primary problem.
Shipping
Price was right and delivery was timely.
Packaging/appearance
This box helps keep the drills sorted by size far better than a plastic box.
I cut up the retail packaging and hot glued the clear blister wrap to the metal box to reduce airflow.
I am not surprised by the drill bit quality (expected from dewalt) but the hinged carry box the bits came in is sturdier and ni... Read More
Competitiveness
Worked as well or better than higher priced drill bits used in the past
I got some similar bits from dewalt that did come from germany, so i will be able to compare them.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
set, metal, good, made and through. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 486 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 26 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Many times i need to be more accurate when im free hand drilling with a hand held drill into hardwoods
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some people will use brad points for the same reason but drilling on an angle with them can be difficult
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Thus the bullet pilot points
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The other reason i bought them was to followup with a hole already drilled shallow hole with a forstner bit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The points in these bits fit better into the center spur hole than standard or brad points
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The pilots are only on 316ths and greater
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If using in a drill press on plywood they will pull the plywood up especially on baltic birch pyl
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The metal box holds each drill in the right place and doesnt come apart in the tool box spilling drill bits all over
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