On 1/19/2012 6:39 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:49:54 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:56:00 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:36:22 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:07:19 -0600, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:
Where would one get a good Robertson bit? I get mine from McFeeleys and
Kreg.

My current set are Rack-a-Tiers. Bought them at my local electrical
supply house - Guillevin International.. The beggars were $8 each, or
something like that - but they WORK.

I pay about $0.80 apiece for mine. I go through 2 or 3 per deck using
the Makita impact driver. On the Ryobi drill driver, they last for a
year.
At $0.80 each you get what you pay for - mabee.

At $0.80 each, I can find them here, same day, or I can keep a stock
of them as I usually do. Isn't a year long enough life for you?
For decking, driving 3-1/2" or 4" screws into lumber all day is a real
killer of bits. They wear out/round over @ 1,350 lb/in and 2,800bpm.

As with all consumables, I charge the $2.40 to the client. Yeah, I get
what I pay for. The "good" bits from LVT and other places don't hold
up much better, and they will snap at the tip, leaving the aluminum
holder intact. The occasional bad bits from other sources @ $2-3
apiece don't hold up nearly as well.

I'm very happy with the $0.80 bits. I get ten to your one with decent
life. What's -not- to like? They're a very good value.


Life expectancy is not the issue, being able to simply remove the bit
from the screw is.