On Feb 4, 3:38*am, "Rick Samuel"
wrote:
[about brad point drill bits]

*Correct, not for metal. *It's a good buy, picked up a box last year, on
sale. *They won't walk off like a twist point

While they may not be intended for metal, brad point bits are nicely
suited to soft (aluminum or copper) metal sheet drilling; the
holes are much neater than with standard drills. On full
thickness metals, or brass, they don't work as well.