14 Brands: DeWalt HSS vs Milwaukee, Ryobi, Irwin, Bosch, DeWalt Cobalt, LWCUSNJ, Warrior (Harbor Freight), Cle-line, Comoware, Drill hog, Century, and Viking Drill and Tool. Most of the twist drill bits are 135-degree split point bits. Drill bits compared for drilling through ½ inch mild steel and spring steel for speed and endurance. Performance loss and failure torque of drill bits also tested.
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DeWalt HSS (great value):
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Viking (best overall but expensive):
Irwin:
Drill Hog:
Cle-Line:
Comoware:
DeWalt Cobalt:
LWCUSNJ:
Century Drill & Tool:
Somada:
Ryobi Titanium:
Milwaukee: Available at Home Depot
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Some Brands claim their drill bits last 15 times as long as a competition so the Question is can that $11 set of bits Perform just as well as a set to cost $200 in the first test we'll see how Fast the drill bits can make a hole in Mild steel not all the drill bits Will Survive the second test drilling through Spring steel and back-to-back attempts Finally we'll test a failure load of Each drill bit at a price of only $1 for 14 bits or less than a dollar each is This DeWalt brand we'll also be testing Some DeWalt Cobalt bits constructed of High-speed steel The Twist drill bits Have 135° split point no spin shank with Three Flats DWT claims that their drill Bits have a very strong core to avoid Breaking the DWT is made in Thailand Let's kick off our first test drilling Through halfin mild steel I'll use Cutting oil to help protect the drill Bits I've attached the wheel to the Lever arms on a half horsepower drill Press and 20 lbs of weight on the pulley Works out to be very close to 175 lbs of Downward force on the drill bit According to the drill pressent speed Chart we set up the RPM to 600 for the 38 in or 9.5 mm drill bits I put Together a review on drill bits 3 years Ago and the DWT performed extremely well Against the competition and this time The DWT is once again making very quick
Work of the/ in mild steel and the duwal Is finished in only 10.53 seconds very Impressive a look under the microscope And the DWT still looks as good as new At a price of $15 for 14 bits or just Over a dollar each is this somata brand The DWTS are made of highspeed steel but The somata is made of M35 Cobalt just Like the dawalt 135° split Point these M35 Cobalt bits are designed for hard Materials such as stainless steel cast Iron and high temperature Alloys they're Also designed for softer materials such As Plastics and wood the somata is made In China I'll cool off the test piece Before testing each brand and the test Piece has cooled off and the somata is Off to a decent start however the DW is About half a again faster 15.84% leftover stuck on the Leading Edge of the drill bit tip at a price of $28 for 15 bits is this set of cobalt Bits that are made by Irwin the bits Have 135° split point from my experien Testing products Irwin typically offers Above average performance for a below Average price let's see if that's the Case with their drill bits the Irwin Bits are made in China just like the DWT The Irwin is very fast and the Irwin is Finished in 11.41 seconds or less than a Second slower than the DWT and the Irwin Still looks as good as new at a price of $29 these dual Cobalt bits cost more
Than twice as much as the high-speed Steel bits so the the question is are They twice as good unlike the previous Brands these DeWalt bits have a Pilot Point they claim to have four times of Life in stainless steel these duwal bits Are made in China and Germany the size 38 bit will'll be testing is made in Germany and the duwal Pilot Point is Making very quick work of the/ in mild Steel 11.15 seconds is good enough to Move into second place behind the DeWalt High-speed steel bit no visible damage To the DeWalt at a price of $34 for 14 Bits is this Bosch brand the bits are M42 Cobalt 8% Cobalt alloy that delivers 10 times the life thick web Helix design Provides a additional stability and Tough applications the Bosch bits are Made in China affordable m42 bits are Very hard to find and the Bosch is Performing very well at 11.41 seconds The Bosch and the Irwin are now in a Two-way tie for third place and the Bosch still looks like new at a price of $38 for 19 pieces is this lwc us NJ Brand that's a lot to say every time so I'll just call this the LW brand 135° Split point they claim to offer 10 times A life the LW is made in China LW claims To be an m42 bit unfortunately the LW is Really struggling with the mild steel And I ended the test at around 2 and 1/2 Minutes the LW bit is very brittle and
Experienced a lot of damage at a price Of $40 for 15 bits is this Milwaukee Brand Milwaukee uses some very Interesting technology variable Helix Fluke that begins with an aggressive 35° Helical angle and ends at 15° for Rapid Chip removal they claim 15 times of life Versus black oxide drill bits the Milwaukee bits are made in China and Milwaukee claims to deliver fast chip Removal and is making very quick work of Removing chips and aukee is finished in Only 12.55 seconds Milwaukee claims last 15 times longer and it's still very Sharp at a price of $70 for 29 drill Bits is this Warrior brand which is sold At Harbor Freight 135° split Point Cobalt drill bits the warrior is made in China and the warrior is making very Good progress but not nearly as fast as Some of the other brands the warrior Finished in 15.12 seconds and it still Looks as good as new at a price of $76 For 15 drill bits is this cine brand the C line bits are 135 degree Cobalt split Points the CLE line is made in USA and The CLE line moves into second place Behind the DWT high-speed steel bits at 10.9 9 seconds and there's no visible Damage to the CLE line at a price of $80 For 29 bits is this kware brand the Kware bits are 135° Cobalt split points Designed for Harden metal stainless Steel cast iron wood and plastic can
Also be used for softer Metals the kware Bits are made in China and the kware Seems to be cutting just as fast as a CLE line and a kware is finished in a Very good time of 11.2 seconds which is Good enough to move into fourth place Other than some leftovers no visible Damage to the kware at a price of $140 For 29 bits is this drill hog brand Super premium solid Cobalt m42 plus Steel 135° split Point prevents walking Three flat sides prevent spinning in the Chuck the drill hog bits are made in USA And the name drill hog seems to fit as This drill bit has a big appetite for Metal and 10.63 seconds is only 1/10th Of a second slower than the dwall and The drill hog still looks as good as new At a price of $150 for 29 bits is this Sentury brand made from 5% industrial Quality M35 Cobalt it claims a last up To 12 times longer than the average Consumer grade high-speed steel drill 135° quick cut Point penetrates faster It will not walk or wonderer heavy duty Web resist breakage the Sentry bits are Made in USA and the Sentry is handling Mil steel just fine but it's not nearly As fast as some of the other brands 16.98% split point for accurate Centering and fast penetration the Viking Drill and Tool bits are made of M42 cobalt the Viking bits are made in USA with a name like Viking and a price
Tag of $200 expectations are very high And a viking bit is cutting through the Mild steel like a hot knife through Butter and 996 seconds is the fastest Time yet very impressive and the Viking Still looks as good as new so the most Expensive set of bits the Viking Drill And Tool finish in first place but the Least expensive DWT bits finish in Second the drill hog and CLE line also Performed very well at just under 11 Seconds let's kick off our next test Drilling through a piece of/ in Spring Steel spring steel is very hard so I'll Low the RPM to 340 and I'll add 5 lbs of Weight for a total of 25 lbs to the rope And pulley setup so that works out to be Around 220 lbs of downward force on the Drill bit using a regular highspeed Steel drill bit on Spring Steel is Asking a lot but the DWT is up to the Challenge and the DWT needed more than Twice as long at 26.4 seconds it became Stuck at breakthrough and the somata Carbide bits don't cut nearly as fast as The other brands but the somata is not Giving up and it took 44.6 seconds which Is about three times the amount of time That it took for the mild steel and aobi Bits are made of high-speed steel with a Titanium coating and aobi cut through The mild Steel in 13 seconds but it Needed four times as long for the spring Steel at 50 seconds andoran seems to
Offer better than average performance at A blow average price price and the Irwin Is performing very well on the spring Steel and 24.9 seconds is fast enough to Take the lead from the DeWalt and the German-made DeWalt Cobalt bits are Designed to make very easy work of hard Material and the DeWalt Cobalt bits just Took the lead from the Irwin Cobalt in 22.72% 5° split Point all the damage Metal has been removed and the LW is Ready for action and the LW wasn't even Able to cut through mild steel before But now it's making very quick work of The spring steel and the LW just drilled The fastest hole yet in only 14.7 Seconds very impressive unfortunately The LW is just way too brittle and once Again experienced a lot of damage and Miwaukee claims to be fast and hard Material and is definitely drilling a Lot faster than average not counting the LW 2.06 seconds is the fastest time of All the bits and the warrior Cobalt bit Was a little slower than average Drilling through the miles steel at 15.12 seconds and 24.11 seconds is Actually a pretty decent time Considering the hardness of the test Piece and the clean line drill bit was Pretty fast in mild steel at 10.99 Seconds and a c line is still performing Very well drilling through the spring Steel at 23.8 and the kware was just a
Little bit slower than the CLE line Drilling through the mild steel however The comware is actually faster than the C line drilling through the spring steel In 22.1 seconds and the drill hog was Also very fast in M steel at 10.63 Seconds and the drill hog still Performed very well at 23.6 5 Seconds The sentury was slower than average Drilling through mild steel however the Sentury was a little bit faster than Average in the spring steel at 24.84 Seconds and a viking was the fastest in Mile steel at just under 10 seconds and A viking is still very fast at 22.72% to Spring Steel once again and We'll see how the results compare and The DWT high-speed steel drill bit got Away with drilling through spring steel The first time but unfortunately that Was it and the dwell experienced way too Much wear and tear to finish the job Unfortunately the DWT bit did experience Quite a bit of damage Andis somata was One of the slowest drilling bits on the Last test and is pretty slow this time At On the previous test and is faster this Time as well at 20.55969° both sides of the bit and Sharpening the LW bit did allow it to Achieve the fastest whole speed last Time but it did experience a lot of Damage unfortunately the LW did lose a
Lot of speed but still finished the job In 25.7 seconds and the LW has by far The most damage of all the drill bits so Far other than the LW bit milwauke was The fastest to drill through the spring Steel last time and the Milwaukee moves Into first place once again with a very Impressive 19.25 seconds however the Milwaukee did experience a small amount Of wear and tear but it still looks very Good and a warrior performed faster than Average last time and is still faster an Average once again this time at 23.3 Seconds however the warrior did Experience quite a bit of damage but the Damage area has a very sharp edge which Might not actually hurt the drill bit Performance and the C line was faster Than average drilling through the spring Steel in the last round and is faster Than average this time as well and 20.6 Seconds is good enough to move into Third place just behind the Irwin while There is a very small amount of wear the Bit is still in very good condition not Including the LW the kware was a second Fastest drilling through spring steel Last time and it's very fast once again And the comware takes a lead from the Milwaukee at 18 .48 seconds very Impressive while there is a very small Amount of wear the bit is still in very Good condition and the drill hug was Also faster than average drilling
Through the spring steel in the previous Test and the drill hog bit just moved Into third place behind the DWT Cobalt Bit at 19.67% point1 seconds and the Sentry bit Did experience some damage and some Doing to the Leading Edge and the Viking Drill bit set is expensive iive at $200 But it's also been one of the top Performers on the previous test and the Viking just took third place position From the drill hog at 19.41% did cause a lot of wear and tear And the DeWalt finished the job this Time in 37.8 1 seconds which is a 72% Loss in performance and the samata Started off slow at 15.84% performance loss compared to the First attempt and the Robby titanium Wasn't able to drill through the spring Steel twice in a row however the Robby Was able to drill through the mild steel This time in 2639 seconds on the first Attempt the Irwin Cobalt drilled through The mild Steel in 11.41 seconds and the Irwin just took the lead from the somata At 14.45 seconds and the Dual cobal was A little bit faster than the Irwin on Mild Steel in the first attempt at 11.15 Seconds and the Dalal Cobalt is faster Once again in only 14.34 seconds and the Bosch tied the Irwin drilling through Mild steel at 11.41 seconds in the first Test and the Bosch is a fraction of a
Second slower than the Irwin this time At 14.6 seconds which is good enough to Move into third place and the LW is Still benefiting from the sharpening but It experienced way too much damage to Compete with the best and the LW is Finished in 17.86% and Milwaukee Cobalt Made very quick work of the mild steel And the spring steel but it has lost Quite a bit of speed 1719 seconds and It's very rare for a product to Experience damage in a way that doesn't Show a noticeable performance loss and a Warrior experienced a very large chip But it left behind an edge that's Performing very well for the warrior and 15.79% 11.2 seconds last time and it Showed very little wear and tear Drilling through the spring steel and 12.7 seconds is good enough to move into First place ahead of the DeWalt Cobalt The drill hog was very fast drilling Through the mil Steel in the first Attempt at 10.63 seconds and the drill Hog is still very fast and moves into Second place at 13.2 1 seconds and a Centu drill bit was slower than average On the first attempt at 17 seconds and The drill bit still Trails most of the Pack once again but this time at just Over 24 seconds and the Viking drill the Fastest hole in the first test at just Under 10 seconds and the Viking is still The fastest drill bit at 12.65 seconds
Very impressive so the Viking finished In first but the much more affordable Kware was almost as fast at 12.7 seconds And drill hog finished in third at 13.2.1 seconds looking at just Performance loss can be a little bit Misleading for example the warrior Experienced a lot of damage but the Damage didn't cause significant Performance loss immediately kware held Up a lot better than the warrior but Experienced an 11.81% performance loss Several other brands perform well at Less than 22% several of the Drillbit Brands claim to offer Superior strength So let's test the fair load of the qu Inch or the 6.5 mm bits and high-speed Steel DWT broke at 15.9 ftlb or 191 INB And a snap crackling pop for the samata At 14.4 ftlb or 173 in lb so the dwat is Quite a bit stronger I had to change out Torque adapters and RI gave up very Early at only 92 INB and the Irwin gave Up even sooner than thei at 88 INB and The duwal Cobalt performed quite a bit Better than thei and the Irwin at 168 in Lb and the Bosch is by far the strongest Bit yet finally breaking at 215 in lb Very impressive and the LW is extremely Brittle and chips easily but offers Decent strength at 181 INB and the Milwaukee performed better than the LW At 187 in lb and the warrior went two Different directions at 141 in lb and
The glue line gave up quite a bit sooner Than average at 121 in lb and a kware Drills fast but it isn't quite as strong As some of the other brands at 131 inbs 212 INB for the drill hog is quite a bit Stronger than average and entry doesn't Cut the fastest but it's the strongest At 225 in lb and the Viking broke at 157 In lb which is just a little below Average so when it comes to drill bit Strength the Sentry is the strongest at 225 INB Bosch is also very strong at 215 And the drill hog finish in third at 212 INB sost drill bit is the best and the Most expensive brand the Viking Drill And Tool came out on top with an average Finish at 3.4 however the drill hog and Comware weren't too far behind so which Drill bit would I recommend for the Person who needs occasional use on Softer Metals I'd definitely go with the Dwell's highspeed steel hits a great Value for around $11 for me it's all About value which takes into Consideration price as well as Performance as it compares to the best Of the best for that reason to BOS at $34 is a fantastic value and that's what I'd buy I'd like to sharpen my own drill Bits and that's the biggest concern that I have with the DWT and Milwaukee Cobalt Bits is that they have a Pilot Point Which makes them very difficult to be Sharpened I always buy everything that I
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