On 3/10/17 10:35 PM, Leon wrote:
On 3/10/2017 9:58 PM, Spalted Walt wrote:
-MIKE- wrote:

Speaking of bad woodworking shows.... I stopped by the Nashville
Home & Remodeling Show this afternoon. It's not a woodworking
show, per se, but it was still pretty terrible.

There were a couple of saving grace booths, however. A door
hardware source that is right in my little town that can get
special orders overnight and they are starting to carry cabinet
door hinges.

The second was a specialty bit and blade company right in
Nashville that makes really great cutting blades, drill bits, and
router bits... router bits that can be used on solid surface
materials, aluminum, marble, etc. This company also makes
all-purpose drill bits from very, very hard cutter head material
that can bore through porcelain tiles right after cutting through
hardened tool metals. The guy took the same bit and drilled
through a grade 8 bolt, and metal file, a metal lathe cutting
head, then straight to concrete, ceramic and porcelain tiles.

I was very impressed and bought this pack of bits at the show
price of $100.
https://millnertools.com/collections...ose-drill-bits




Now, I know what you're thinking. "A hundred bucks for a 13 pack of
drill bits!!" Well, yeah, that's what I thought, too, until I
added up what I spent in bits last year just for putting up
safety grab bars on tiled bathroom walls. I probably spend on
average, $17/ea for ceramic bits and upwards of $30 for diamond
bits and none of them lasted longer than 2 jobs. I was just
figuring the cost of the bit into the job. Now I don't have to
worry about having the right bits.

Best part about these bits.... LIFETIME, unconditional
replacement guarantee. For 2 bucks shipping, they replace the
bit, no questions asked.

Oh, and did I mention they're GREEN? :-) I'll do a follow-up
after I've put some of these bits through some hard work.

Bad Dog bites back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyYKgVJ2uGs


Is it too late to take them back? Have you tried them out yet?

As mentioned in the other post, Bad Dog Tools sells a very similar
product. And those bits must be bait ans switch. They were
terrible.

I bought a set about 6 years ago and dried drilling the a hole in a
Stanley L bracket. About 1/8" thick. I could not drill through it
at all, and actually broke one of the bits trying to do so. I
returned them the next day. The excuse was that I was not drilling
through hardened steel. I guess soft steel is harder than hardened
steel, according to them.

They also had a life time warranty, send the broken or dull bit back
and they sharpen or replace it. After breaking one on first use I
figure most will be lost between me and the dealer.

Also these things are no good for wood, they are not precision made.

So I figured I paid some where around $100 for a $5 set of bits.

Seriously, try them out before loosing the chance to return them.

I hope they do well for you but,,,,,


Oh btw, thanks for the heads up. I will definitely put them through
their paces and if they aren't up to snuff the company will suffer my
wrath. :-)


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