Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk, other items are quite good.
On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:52, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of > made in USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube > recommended them. The small set cost more than all the bits Harbor > Freight sells put together but they're outstanding. I save them for > "good" projects. I don't want to break them drilling questionable > stuff. I have a Craftsman set that Angie's grandfather bought in the > '80s for that. Those are good but not great. > > Surprisingly I've had excellent luck with Harbor Freight Christmas tree > bits. I've got some I've drilled a bunch of holes through metal with > that still work great... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 06:45:03 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. > > Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. > They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the > twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal > I've ever had. > > Perhaps the ones you bought are better? > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
