Has anyone had experience with Craftsman brand drill bits? I bought a
30-piece Black & Decker drill bit set for $10 from Wal-Mart a few years
back. At the time, I didn't have ANY drill bits, so I was glad just to
have
SOME drill bits. I am not happy with how well they have worked (some
broke), so since then, I just went to Sears and bought a single bit in
the
size I needed. I bought one "cobalt" style drill bit, and it went
through
a
hard steel pipe pretty quick! Well, it is time to quit playing
1sies-2sies
and to just buy a whole set. They have 3 different 29 piece (1/16" -
1/2",
by 1/64" sizes). Black Oxide is $60. Titanium Nitride is $90 and
Cobalt
is
$100. I am thinking about buying the $100 set of 29 cobalt drill bits.
I
would just use those for hard metal.


http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...site=CRAFT#tab

Besides that set, I was thinking about getting a $60 set of black oxide
drill bits. I was planning to use those for for wood, plastic or soft
metal.


http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...site=CRAFT#tab

Does anyone care to share their experience with Craftsman drill bits, or
experience as to which set of bits I should buy/not buy? If it helps,
my
drill is a cordless 14.4 volt Craftsman, and I use it maybe once a week.

Thanks!





"Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message
...
The Costco/Sam's club drillset Gunner mentioned (115 drills) were $39, and
now are $29 at Costco, w/ the 135 deg tip someone mentioned, and w/ 3/8
shanks for the 3/8-1/2" drills. Above avg case, titanium coated (altho I
can't vouch for its toughness yet), a MUCH better set than the one my
supplier put together for me (albeit in Huot cases--not all that much
better
than the Costco).

Worksmith is the brand I think, w/ an 800 number for customer support!
The drills are stamped, the case marked well (but not stamped).

I got THREE of these sets--one for the fadal, one for the lathe, one for
the
drill press table--at $39.
At $29, I can't imagine more bang fer yer drilling buck.

Also, very good overall advice in this thread.

Thanks for your suggestions.