Who makes a quality set of bits to use on a battery operated power driver? You know the ones, screwdrivers, torx, etc. Need to make sure they are quality steel so they don't round off after using once or twice.
Who makes a quality set of bits to use on a battery operated power driver? You know the ones, screwdrivers, torx, etc. Need to make sure they are quality steel so they don't round off after using once or twice.
East Tennessee
I have used the Bosch and Milwaukee brands, with good results. For torx bits, the best I have ever used are GRK brand. I bought them at a local lumber yard, but you should be able to find them online. I used to be a remodeling contractor, so I used a lot of these things.
Second on the Milwaukee brand.
Milwaukee it is. HD has a 140 piece set for about $30. Will pick one up next time I shop there.
Thanks
East Tennessee
The sets are nice to have , but if I am doing something that will take a lot of screws I just buy a few of the mediocre single bits for the job at hand and toss them as they get questionable .
That way I have the nice bits in the set to use for the everyday stuff that pops up
Years ago, when I was a manager, supervising a industrial control panel assembly crew, we'd order straight from APEX. We could specify hardness (level of heat treat). Too hard and a Philips bit will break, too soft they will wear prematurely ...you need the "Goldie-Locks" level of hardness, LOL.
http://www.apex-tools.com/
PS, I still have a few of those bits in my tool kit, and look like new after much use ...and I left that job in 2003.
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
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If you use Square drive screws (Robertson)
Mcfeelys sell some awesome square drive bits...get the two part bits (with the pressed in hardened tip).
https://www.mcfeelys.com/screw-faste...are-drive.html
Hardened inner core and tip for strong engagement
Tempered outer core for flexibility for shear strength
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
+1 for Milwaukee. Itxs all I buy now.
I've gotten good service from Apex, DeWalt and Milwaukee. I've found the bits sold over the counter in the cookie jars to mostly be soft and have a short life. If you use tools daily the more expensive brands will serve you better.
I bought a very comprehensive set off the Mac tool truck, lifetime guarantee. More than the other solutuions but very nice bits that I like a whole lot.
I worked on aerobatic and antique aircraft in another time. We used nothing but Apex. Not only is the hardness/toughness correct but the fit to the screw head is the best in the business.
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Went to Home Depot and bought Dewalt 13 pc cobalt set for 29$. Went to use the 3/16 bit and it bent at a 45 degree angle. Went back and traded for new set. Same thing happened. Asked for my money back.
Ole Jack
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Apex bits were all we used at work.
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Believe it or not, I've had great luck with a set of Ryobi impact rated bits. They are about half the price of Milwaukee and haven't let me down.
Now-a-days, almost all made in China, even the more expensive premium brands.
I've had good luck with the MAKITA "Impact Gold" Driver Bit Set - 11 Pieces B-36164
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.1...000776012.html
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |