I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

On 6/25/2010 1:31 PM, John Doe wrote:
I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?

http://www.mcfeelys.com/quick-change-chucks

Also, just ordered some "snappy" quick change bits, drills, and chucks
from Amazon and have been happy with them.

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On Jun 25, 2:31*pm, John Doe wrote:
I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

+1 on the Snappy products.

Swingman kac nospam.com wrote:

....

http://www.mcfeelys.com/quick-change-chucks

Also, just ordered some "snappy" quick change bits, drills, and
chucks from Amazon and have been happy with them.

Anyone used those for very long? I wonder if they will hold
tri-shank drills/bits? Not a big deal, just wondering.

Anyway, looks good to me. Still enjoying the square drive screw
set I got from that store many moons ago.

John Doe writes:
I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,43411,43417

s

+1 on the Snappy products.

Yup, Snappy is the standard

Dave - Parkville, MD wrote:

+1 on the Snappy products.

+ 2 (or more) on the Snappy.
Been using a set for 5 or 6 years at least.
...Lew...

Scott Lurndal wrote:
Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,43411,43417

besides the fact that link didn't go to "tri-shank".
They are good for use in a chuck that has POOR griping.
:-)
With an Albrecht you don't need them. :-)
...lew...

TT naw email.org wrote:

Scott Lurndal wrote:

Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,43411,43417

besides the fact that link didn't go to "tri-shank".
They are good for use in a chuck that has POOR griping.:-)

Yeah, obviously...
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With an Albrecht you don't need them. :-)
...lew...



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"John Doe" wrote in message
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Swingman kac nospam.com wrote:

...

http://www.mcfeelys.com/quick-change-chucks

Also, just ordered some "snappy" quick change bits, drills, and
chucks from Amazon and have been happy with them.

Anyone used those for very long? I wonder if they will hold
tri-shank drills/bits? Not a big deal, just wondering.

Anyway, looks good to me. Still enjoying the square drive screw
set I got from that store many moons ago.

"Snappy" uses a collet similar to one on a router to hold drill bits in the
holders. Most their stuff has a life time warranty also.

John Doe wrote:
I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?


I got a set of Ryobi at HD (less than $20). They seem to work okay.

On Jun 25, 2:51*pm, "Dave - Parkville, MD"
wrote:
On Jun 25, 2:31*pm, John Doe wrote:

I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

+1 on the Snappy products.

+2 on the Snappy products. The hex-screw on the cheapies is too small
and strips out real easy. Not so on the Snappys. Definitely worth
the $.

JP

"Leon" wrote:

"Snappy" uses a collet similar to one on a router to hold drill
bits in the holders.

And I guess that is three sided. Maybe I could have used a router
bit today, making two small pits in a board to accommodate
screwheads on the board it was being glued to.

In the process of acquiring those Snappy quickchange adapters,
online since they probably are not available locally. I am
surprised they do not cost more, I guess most people just do not
need quickchange and/or are not willing to pay for an extra item
to make any of their round drill bits usable as quickchange drill
bits. Sounds great to me.

"John Doe" wrote in message
...
"Leon" wrote:

"Snappy" uses a collet similar to one on a router to hold drill
bits in the holders.

And I guess that is three sided. Maybe I could have used a router
bit today, making two small pits in a board to accommodate
screwheads on the board it was being glued to.

In the process of acquiring those Snappy quickchange adapters,
online since they probably are not available locally. I am
surprised they do not cost more, I guess most people just do not
need quickchange and/or are not willing to pay for an extra item
to make any of their round drill bits usable as quickchange drill
bits. Sounds great to me.


If there is a Woodcraft store near you they can be had there. I saw them at
a WW show and was impressed when the demonstration included using a counter
sink bit to drill into steel.

On Jun 25, 12:31*pm, John Doe wrote:
I bought some cheapies from Lowe's recently. They are supposed to
be titanium coated. They are the type with the aluminum color
shanks. Some of them were noticeably crooked coming-out of the
shank. Junk. I had some others (Hitachi I guess) with the same
aluminum color shanks, also junk. On the other hand, I still have
a few small diameter Black and Decker quickchange bits (solid
black) that came with a cheap bit set, that are still working good
after some abuse. I would like a more complete quickchange bit
set. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Out of curiosity... What do you think about tri-shank
drills/bits?

I've had good luck with DeWalt bits, ditto on B&D. Both are on the
pegs at all the stores around here, YMMV. Tool King here usually has
the humongous DeWalt sets, they're online, too. The "Bullet" point
drills work well on sheetmetal.

Some of the specialty wood working suppliers may have some other
offerings, Rockler Hardware, Woodcraft and McFeely's are all outfits
I've done business with.

As far as TiN, it's usually used to disguise tomato can-grade drills.
Something about that shiny gold coating pulls folks in. Once it's
gone, the twist usually unwraps. Look for black oxide or full polish,
cobalt if you're drilling steel.

Stan