I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?
Thanks.
Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?
Swingman <kac nospam.com> wrote:
...
> http://www.mcfeelys.com/quick-change-chucks
>
> Also, just ordered some "snappy" quick change bits, drills, and
> chucks from Amazon and have been happy with them.
Anyone used those for very long? I wonder if they will hold
tri-shank drills/bits? Not a big deal, just wondering.
Anyway, looks good to me. Still enjoying the square drive screw
set I got from that store many moons ago.
TT <naw email.org> wrote:
> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
>>> drills/bits?
>>
>> http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32282&cat=1,43411,43417
>
> besides the fact that link didn't go to "tri-shank".
> They are good for use in a chuck that has POOR griping.:-)
Yeah, obviously...
--
> With an Albrecht you don't need them. :-)
> ...lew...
>
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"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Snappy" uses a collet similar to one on a router to hold drill
> bits in the holders.
And I guess that is three sided. Maybe I could have used a router
bit today, making two small pits in a board to accommodate
screwheads on the board it was being glued to.
In the process of acquiring those Snappy quickchange adapters,
online since they probably are not available locally. I am
surprised they do not cost more, I guess most people just do not
need quickchange and/or are not willing to pay for an extra item
to make any of their round drill bits usable as quickchange drill
bits. Sounds great to me.
On Jun 25, 12:31=A0pm, John Doe <[email protected]> wrote:
> I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
> be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
> shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
> shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
> aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
> a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
> black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
> after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
> set. Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
> drills/bits?
I've had good luck with DeWalt bits, ditto on B&D. Both are on the
pegs at all the stores around here, YMMV. Tool King here usually has
the humongous DeWalt sets, they're online, too. The "Bullet" point
drills work well on sheetmetal.
Some of the specialty wood working suppliers may have some other
offerings, Rockler Hardware, Woodcraft and McFeely's are all outfits
I've done business with.
As far as TiN, it's usually used to disguise tomato can-grade drills.
Something about that shiny gold coating pulls folks in. Once it's
gone, the twist usually unwraps. Look for black oxide or full polish,
cobalt if you're drilling steel.
Stan
"John Doe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Swingman <kac nospam.com> wrote:
>
> ...
>
>> http://www.mcfeelys.com/quick-change-chucks
>>
>> Also, just ordered some "snappy" quick change bits, drills, and
>> chucks from Amazon and have been happy with them.
>
> Anyone used those for very long? I wonder if they will hold
> tri-shank drills/bits? Not a big deal, just wondering.
>
> Anyway, looks good to me. Still enjoying the square drive screw
> set I got from that store many moons ago.
"Snappy" uses a collet similar to one on a router to hold drill bits in the
holders. Most their stuff has a life time warranty also.
On Jun 25, 2:31=A0pm, John Doe <[email protected]> wrote:
> I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
> be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
> shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
> shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
> aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
> a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
> black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
> after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
> set. Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
> drills/bits?
+1 on the Snappy products.
"John Doe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Snappy" uses a collet similar to one on a router to hold drill
>> bits in the holders.
>
> And I guess that is three sided. Maybe I could have used a router
> bit today, making two small pits in a board to accommodate
> screwheads on the board it was being glued to.
>
> In the process of acquiring those Snappy quickchange adapters,
> online since they probably are not available locally. I am
> surprised they do not cost more, I guess most people just do not
> need quickchange and/or are not willing to pay for an extra item
> to make any of their round drill bits usable as quickchange drill
> bits. Sounds great to me.
If there is a Woodcraft store near you they can be had there. I saw them at
a WW show and was impressed when the demonstration included using a counter
sink bit to drill into steel.
On Jun 25, 2:51=A0pm, "Dave - Parkville, MD" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Jun 25, 2:31=A0pm, John Doe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
> > be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
> > shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
> > shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
> > aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
> > a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
> > black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
> > after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
> > set. Any recommendations?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
> > drills/bits?
>
> +1 on the Snappy products.
+2 on the Snappy products. The hex-screw on the cheapies is too small
and strips out real easy. Not so on the Snappys. Definitely worth
the $.
JP
Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
>> drills/bits?
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32282&cat=1,43411,43417
besides the fact that link didn't go to "tri-shank".
They are good for use in a chuck that has POOR griping.
:-)
With an Albrecht you don't need them. :-)
...lew...
John Doe wrote:
> I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
> be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
> shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
> shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
> aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
> a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
> black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
> after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
> set. Any recommendations?
>
I got a set of Ryobi at HD (less than $20). They seem to work okay.
John Doe <[email protected]> writes:
>I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
>be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
>shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
>shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
>aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
>a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
>black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
>after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
>set. Any recommendations?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
>drills/bits?
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32282&cat=1,43411,43417
s
On 6/25/2010 1:31 PM, John Doe wrote:
> I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
> be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
> shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
> shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
> aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
> a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
> black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
> after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
> set. Any recommendations?
http://www.mcfeelys.com/quick-change-chucks
Also, just ordered some "snappy" quick change bits, drills, and chucks
from Amazon and have been happy with them.
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