"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
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Crapsman is for homeowners. For sure those are just cheap imports. I
suggest you
look at an industrial supplier's stock of US made drills. HSS is all you
need,
fancy coatings or cobalt are mostly irrelevant if you're just drilling
stuff on
a drill press. Look at Enco (www.use-enco.com) or MSC
(www.mscindustrial.com)
and you'll rapidly see lots of US drill manufacturers. $100 should get you
a
real nice set, by the way you might want to get the 116 piece set not the
29
piece set.

Thanks for the links. I checked them wuickly, but will have to go back and
wade through all of it. There are a LOT of options and brands I have never
heard of.



And buy 1/8" or 9/64" drills by the 10-pack and always use those for the
first
hole, let those cheap drills do all the piercing work. After that you can
step
drill using much lower pressure and this will make the drills in your set
last
much longer.

You should not be breaking drills. If the workpiece is clamped and you are
using
a drill press or mill, breaking drills should not be an issue. I
occasionally
break small drills when I'm using a handheld drill motor, no sweat.

GWE

I assume I used them wrong, as well as them being of poor quality. At $10
for 30 bits, I think I got wat I paid for. :-(

I don't own a drill press, just the Craftsman 14.4 volt cordless drill
mentioned in the original thread. A drill press is definitely on the
"future purchase" list.

Thank you for your suggestions.