Anyone recommend drill bits?

[chr15b]

Was watching qvc or similar recently where they had some that they 'claimed' were indestructible, reminded me i've got a box of blunt ones and a lot of DIY coming up. can anyone make a recommendation of a set that i can buy for general DIY work that wont break the bank, but that will last more than 5 mins..

Cheers
Chris

[Mojooo]

I usually buy BOSCH from places like B and Q. The ones I have have been good to me so far.

Places like screwfix also sell DEWALT which are quite expensive.

[mgtony]

A set like this is decent enough:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/32306/Drill-Bits/Com...

As has been said, Bosch, Dewalt or Makita will all be more than good enough for some serious DIY, the sets are good value and you can top it up with bits if there are sizes you need that aren't included.
Xmas isn't far away, leave a Screwfix catalogue lying around opened on that page.

[TryingHard]

Bought this recently:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/20868/Drill-Bits/Dri...

Good thing you have loads of duplicates of each size so when they go blunt/you lose them another is at hand!

[Dr John]

If you have more than just a little to do, or have concrete or brick to drill through, then get an SDS drill and bits (Screwfix own are fine).
They will make a huge difference.

John

[cpas]

If you are talking masonry drills, I would go for an SDS drill then get a 7mm drill bit from your local (decent) builders' merchant. I bought a 7mm bit 6 years ago and it has drilled every single hole required since. I used the logic that the builders' merchant is selling to tradesmen so they will have something decent. The drill I bought was only a cheapo JCB but Bosch etc do them reasonably cheaply.

[timbobalob]

TryingHard said:

Bought this recently:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/20868/Drill-Bits/Dri...

Good thing you have loads of duplicates of each size so when they go blunt/you lose them another is at hand!

+1

I bought a similar kit from Cosco for ~£30 inc VAT and the quality is pretty good - much better than a DeWalt pack I bought. The screwdriver bits were rubbish and kept snapping in half!

[rsv gone!]

cpas said:

If you are talking masonry drills, I would go for an SDS drill then get a 7mm drill bit from your local (decent) builders' merchant. I bought a 7mm bit 6 years ago and it has drilled every single hole required since. I used the logic that the builders' merchant is selling to tradesmen so they will have something decent. The drill I bought was only a cheapo JCB but Bosch etc do them reasonably cheaply.

The good thing about SDS hammer drills is that the quality of the drill bit (and sharpness) is much less of an issue than with percussion hammer bits. Even a crappy blunt bit will make short work of anything short of engineering brickwork.

[cpas]

rsv gone! said:

cpas said:

If you are talking masonry drills, I would go for an SDS drill then get a 7mm drill bit from your local (decent) builders' merchant. I bought a 7mm bit 6 years ago and it has drilled every single hole required since. I used the logic that the builders' merchant is selling to tradesmen so they will have something decent. The drill I bought was only a cheapo JCB but Bosch etc do them reasonably cheaply.

The good thing about SDS hammer drills is that the quality of the drill bit (and sharpness) is much less of an issue than with percussion hammer bits. Even a crappy blunt bit will make short work of anything short of engineering brickwork.

Very true. The bit is vibrated quickly to penetrate well burt only turns relatively slowly just to clear the swarf out of the hole.