Best drill bits on Reddit

"Bosch"

"Bosch are my favorite."

"Bosch bits are fantastic."

"After using most of these Bosch are the best quality ones."

"The Bosch bits are amazing!"

"Bosch coming out on top as far as value when it came to drill bits."

"I like bosch."

"Bosch or dewalt for box store brands."

"Bosch makes em' way better."

"Bosch and dewalt have been great for me."

"The Cobalt are $109 on sale and the black oxide is $70"

"Find the Milwaukee or Bosch that are ‘Made in Germany’."

"Millwaukee was the best and has lasted me 200+ holes on average."

"I own Milwaukee cobalt drill bits and have to say they are amazing."

"I’ve had the milwaukee ones for a couple years and they been through all kinds of abuse."

"I bought the Milwaukee and haven't had a single problem with them."

"I use the Milwaukee ones but I also don’t pay for them lol."

"Milwaukee has some that are made for 'hard metal'."

"I'm not a Milwaukee guy, but I can drill 100 holes into 1/2 inch steel with one Milwaukee bit."

"Milwaukee all the way."

"Dewalt had this 20$ set of drill bits."

"DeWalt gold and black is best for soft metal."

"I love those Dewalt bits, they were cheap and the bullet tips are awesome."

"DeWalt black and golds are the only ones that hold a candle to my norsemans."

"Just used DeWalt black and gold to drill out some stripped brake rotor retaining screws."

"Just used dewalt to drill a few dozen 1/4" holes in 1/8" mild steel with absolutely no issues."

"The set of Dewalt Ti-ni bits I got are razor sharp and I haven't broken one of them yet."

"I dunno why but dewalt are the best for drilling out stripped screws."

"The Dewalt sets with the stackable Tough Case are worth it just for the case."

"I've had a lot of good luck with the wall bits but not so much with the Milwaukee bits."

"Norseman drill bits, made in US and as good as it gets."

"Norseman Vortex or HASS gold."

"Only buy bits from Norseman drill."

"Norseman is the way to go"

"I’ve really been loving my Norseman drill bits pricey but last a long time"

"The only real “step up” you’ll get is if you’re willing to spend significantly more money for something like a Norseman Vortex."

"Norseman is my go-to."

"Norseman bits are great, so are cle line."

"Norseman for bits."

"Norseman."

"They're drill bits for a hand cranked tool called a brace. I use them b/c you don't blow out wood on the backside."

"I'm a contractor and I'll pull out my bits and brace when I have to drill holes but need some quiet."

"I use them regularly around the farm to bore holes in wood with a brace. I believe they are more efficient than regular twist drills."

"Wow, that is a nice set! They are great for fine woodworking, i would recommend buying a brace."

"Like everyone said - they’re made to go in a brace (hand drill), they make the cleanest holes in existence when they’re sharp."

"Auger bits for drilling holes in timber."

"Auger bits. For drilling large holes in wood. Save them, they’re pretty expensive!"

"They are called auger bits and they are used for a verity of different things in wood working."

"Cobalt bits crush all these all day long."

"Cobalt great on tough stainless steel too."

"You want cobalt drill bits…they last the longest."

"If neither works, then the next step would be carbide."

"However I have had huge success with cobalt."

"A good colbalt metal bit"

"Try a set of Cobalt drills."

"Diablo has always been good for me."

"I love diablo products."

"I use diablo for all my bits and blades."

"Diablo blades are great and they also make excellent hole saws and spade bits."

"Diablo bits are hands down the best."

"I use Diablo and Bosch speed bits."

"Personally I believe Makita makes the best drill bits."

"Makita, has half inch and you can find it for $16 on Amazon."

"I'm biased, Makita for life!!!"

"Makita."

"Makita also has really good bits."

"I use milwaukee and makita bit sets in a professional setting and they’ve held up pretty well."

"Not Makita... barely moved after 20 seconds."

"I absolutely love my Spyder bits from Lowe’s."

"These Spyder bits have been incredible."

"I like spyder bits for stainless. They’re carbide."

"None of the above, it's Spyder."

"Spyder."

"Spyders mach blue drill bits are very good for their price point."

"For metal Spyder blue bits, hands down."

"Better than Norseman in my opinion."

"Drill hog."

"Best drill bits are made by Drill Hog."

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"There are two grades of cobalt bits. Drill Hog has a lifetime replacement on theirs."

"I have also heard good things about Drillhog."

"I’d highly recommend investing in sintered diamond drill bits. They’re way more durable than those cheap diamond-coated ones."

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"I picked up these diamond drill bits. Got to use the grinder but they work great."

"You want diamond drill bits. they can go down to 0.5mm."

"Dormer"

"Dormer"

"I only buy Dormer."

"I normally buy Dormer, RUKO, RS Pro or occasionally Datron."

"I really have used anything better than those as they are company supplied"

"I always buy Walter bits."

"I like Walter bits, drill slow."

"I’m a fan of Walter drill bits."

"I like irwin as a quality pro-sumer/professional set."

"I like Irwin impact drills. They are one-piece construction, which I really like."

"I myself have a mix of Irwin bits, Amazon for the metric bit made for SS at like 6 bucks."

"But I also have a set of Irwin bits with the chisel tips and I really really like them."

"KnKut."

"KnKut hands down, all the ones OP has pics of wouldn’t last a week in my shop."

"KnKut USA, I’ll let the other techs use my DeWalt index."

"Viking, cle line, Norseman, drill America."

"Viking Drill bits have been my go-to."

"I like Viking, or anything boron and US made."

"Mac tools or snap on tools honestly made an incredible bit!"

"They have their brand of drill bits lifetime warranty and really great bits for the money"

"Mac tools has very good bits. And they’re lifetime warrantied."

"HILTI."

"Hilti. No contest."

"I would say Hilti, but they're unbearably expensive."

"I like Cle Line."

"Cle line for drill bits. Impact bits I run Milwaukee."

"Cle-line drill bits and Bosch or Makita impact bits."

"Second drill America."

"They’re not the best out there, but they’re very high quality for the price."

"The drill America in the round plastic case have been good for me."

"$15 you get 3 and I swear they last just as long as anything."

"For the money harbor fright will get you there for home applications."

"I have a set of Horrible Freight bits, they aren't very good."

"Harbor Freight. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣."

"Only place youre guna get individual bits its home depot for like 5-30 buck."

"If you are drilling into hardened steel then Tungsten Carbide bits are the best option."

"Really only carbide is made to cut steel in the hrc 60 range like you probably target when making a knife."

"Get some Lawson drill bits."

"Literally none of this chinesium crap! Lawson…..USA."

"I used the sig80bits I really liked the color coordination and Ive drilled 3 so far and am about to do my 4th."

"Sig80bitkits. Color coded to make it easy and hard enough to drill multiple FCUs."

"Machine shop quality drill bits are much better quality than any of these brands."

"Machine shop quality drill bits are much better quality than any of these brands."

"Wera it's expensive but without doubt the bits and drills are excellent."

"I like Wera, but often use Milwaukee."

"Sutton for drill bits. Always."

"Sutton would be my go to now I guess."

"One of the takeaways from Boyd's knife making book was a good set of cobalt bits."

"Cobalt ones."

"I buy bits from McMaster-Carr when I need quality for a task."

"McMaster Carr."

"Ruko are far superior than all the DIY brands mentioned here."

"RUKO has been good so far."

"Mac because of the warranty."

"I’d say pick up a set and see if you guys like em"

"I never have had good luck with those impact driver drill bits, regardless of brand. Right now I have a set of Ryobi bits and I’ve broken all but 8."

"Just burn thru the ryobis ant then buy some proper bits"

"Whatever you get, don't let it be Ryobi. Those shits are made of fucking Styrofoam istg."

"Why is Ryobi even in this list?"

"Most broke off in whatever I was working with, awful quality."

"Montana brand, usa made and great quality."

"Montana brand."

"Buy any descent set of HSS drills and learn to sharpen them on a bench grinder."

"Copped a shattered brand new HSS full bore into two sides of my thumb."

"They are the drill bits that come with a set like these- https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-1882793-SPEEDBOR-Countersink/dp/B00J4NGQVG/ref=asc_df_B00J4NGQVG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241901362930&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11000572604821119159&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014982&hvtargid=pla-568757423702&psc=1"

"Guhring, German superb-ness."

"Union Butterfield. They also make the best taps and dies."

"Wurth."

"Get Glass drill bits."

"Carbide for hardened steel."

"Pan American is a really good source for those drills."

"Nothing better than touching up the edge on a dull drill and having it cut like new."

"These will save you days if time compared to mortise chisel and hand saws."

"Sig80bitkits is the best place to get them from."

"Carbide is pretty amazing, but very spendy."

"Famag is some next level stuff."

"Since it's a gift get him some proper ones. Cleline, Norseman, etc."

"Bull dog has lifetime replacement bits."

"I bought ceramic and I love them."

"They don't dull and cut like crazy."

"If you're over 1/4", a diamond hole saw will do the trick (flood with water)."

"If the tiles turn out to be ceramic a diamond bit will go through like butter."

"I'm already set for driver bits."

"Champion bits are good."

"Check if you can get Alpen drills. I use them a lot."

"Start holes with quad spear tips."

"There will be a mounting adapter that goes with a drill press."

"Black oxide drill bits from dewalt or Milwaukee seem to be pretty decent quality."

"Pick one that fits within your budget and you're good to go!"

"Rating: ★★★★☆ 4.1 (1,178 ratings)"

"Kimball Midwest bits."

"Sintered is the way to go. Sure they are more expensive initially but they last so much longer."

"I use sowa house brand bits. They're fine."

"Snapon 🤣🤣 get with it guys."

"My work pretty much only buys cle line and carbide."

"Good for general use, and keeping the kits stocked"

"The smallest working core drill bit I have found is that 3 mm one by Dremel."