For the cheap Home Depot ones we had a bit sharpener (I think it was a Drill Doctor) that would work pretty good. I feel like I was more likely to lose the bit than for it to go dull.
photograph Daniel White Co-Founder phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 direct:+1 (702) 470-2766 > Nate Burke <mailto:n...@blastcomm.com> > August 9, 2021 at 16:02 > We've been getting the installer drill bits at the local big box > store. The 1/4"x18" bit with the hole in the flute to hook the wire > on and pull back. They are cheap, and have the lifespan to show. > Drill a couple aluminum siding houses and it's time for a new one. I'm > looking to get them higher quality ones. They seem hard to locate at > other distributors. Am I calling them the wrong thing? I was > searching for either 'bell hanger bit' or 'installer bit' I found > some on Amazon, but they are probably about the same quality as the > bigbox ones. > > I found one at Grainer that is backordered several weeks, and I > haven't found one at McMaster yet. Am I calling them the wrong thing? >
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