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greendefender123
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Metal drill bits.

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Can anybody reccomend some good quality drill bits? Seems to be alot of rubbish out there. Mine are getting blunt now and have seen some use.

Thanks Steve
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Re: Metal drill bits.

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If the drill you have are good quality, why don't you just sharpen them?

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Re: Metal drill bits.

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They're not really. Most are missing and smaller sizes have shaped. My father's old ones seem to sharpen up well tho.
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Re: Metal drill bits.

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In that case Cobalt drills seem to be pretty tough. As to the make, all the old standard ones appear to have disappeared or been taken over.

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Re: Metal drill bits.

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They all seem rubbish the newer ones. Tho they do get abit abused at times.
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Re: Metal drill bits.

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I abuse drills horribly, I've found some bronze coloured things that survive well, can't recall make but I believe they're Titanium based, seem to rip through most metals I've thrown them at.
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