5 Drill Bits You Need and 1 That's a Waste of Money

the right drill bit can make or break a woodworking project in this video I'm going to show you five drill bits that every woodworker should have in their shop what you use them for and one that every woodworker should avoid most of the time let's go first on the list are multi-use twist bits or angle bits a lot of different names for them but they come in packages like this or a lot of us still have these metal boxes around that I know my dad and Grandpa both had sets of these they must have sold them really cheap at Sears or Roebuck or wherever they bought them at but a lot of us have these metal boxes like this these type drill bits have their place in woodworking on some level we use them for a multitude of reasons a lot of mine uses are for pilot holes so that I can just drill a quick pilot hole at the end of a board to prevent that splitting if you're driving screws in there now the ends of these bits are just angled and so when you try to drill a hole or pinpoint a specific spot sometimes these bits have a tendency to walk around it's always good to use a center punch or a spring-loaded punch like I have here to set the mark where you want to start the drill that'll help that bit stay in that spot while you drill you see here when I use the center punch it come out almost perfectly in the center of those two lines whereas when I use the non-center punch it had a tendency to walk around a little bit and then I was able to drill the hole but it is Off the Mark these do have a tendency to tear out a little bit on the back side especially on the bigger size bits that's one of the drawbacks of those angle bits like that but again they do have their place in the woodworking shop and everybody should have a set I recommend this DeWalt set you get a all the way from 1 16 all the way up to half inch and you also get three extras of some of those smaller sizes because those tend to break when you hold the drill wrong drilling pilot holes things like that so that's a nice add-on especially in this nice little case it keeps them organized as long as you put them back foreign next on the list are Brad Point bits these are some essential bits in the shop they have a couple of unique features that no other bit has I picked up this set of owl tools Brad Point drill bit says it's a 12-pack it's a really good value for all the size of bits you get Brad Point bits have two unique features one is the point the Brad Point kind of like a brad nail right what that allows you to do is pinpoint with accuracy hitting the exact spot where you want to drill and that bit actually or the point actually sticks in there and when you drill that hole you don't have to worry about it walking on you like the angle point bits do you'll also notice on the Brad Point bit the shoulders here behind the tip slope back toward that tip slightly and what that allows it to do is actually cut the wood as it's going through it's also going to drill a smoother hole on the inside versus the angle point bit let me drill a hole with both and I'll show you foreign [Music] bits are excellent for drilling a specific spot or just drilling like a small hole so you can put a dowel in a cap over a screw head something like that just a really good option to have in the shop if you're interested in any of the drill bits I show today there'll be links in the description below to each one third on the list is by far my favorite drill bit to use in the shop and those are forstner bits a Forster bit is basically a round or a bigger round bit than your standard bits they have the Brad Point bit on there they also have almost kind of like blades in the center that actually cut the wood and you'll see the shavings actually coming off of the wood as you drill giving you a clean Edge as well as a flat bottom way back in 2017 when I built my dog kennel I was looking for a drill bit that I could drill clean holes for those bars to sit in that's when I discovered forstner bits I knew that I needed those so I ordered one the right size for the rebar to go in and from then I was hooked I went on to use them in my stove covers where I drilled two holes and then connected them with a jigsaw to create a handle you can also use Forster bits to drill angled holes where it's very hard to do that with other type bits and you could also drill at the edge of boards as well as connecting them together to make oblong holes or just a hog out material for your mortises I have this nice set of urban forstner bits that I bought about fifty dollars ish or so it's a pretty good set I do see that they start to dull after several uses especially if they start heating up but they are a very good option for beginners or those on a budget I've recently invested in a set of fish wave forstner bits now these are very expensive compared to the Irwin bits but you're getting what you paid for in my opinion now these fish wave bits on the outer rim of them you'll see this kind of a wavy serrated design that really makes a very smooth cut where you'll see the Irwin brand has the kind of a Sawtooth design which More Tears Through the Wood it's still cutting it but it's cutting it kind of like a saw blade where the fish wave bits are almost slicing the wood fibers what that wavy design does is create less friction and less friction is going to create less heat buildup and heat is the enemy of sharp blades the the lower the temperature you can keep your bits and Blades the longer they're going to stay sharp and the longer they're going to last you fish bits can also be resharpened up to 30 times so that's kind of a long life bit for you that's one of the reasons I love these fish bits when you're using forstner bits or any larger bit the lower speed feed actually helps the bit out the higher the speed you're going to create more heat and just create more work for the bit so just remember the larger the bit the lower the speed on drill press is special on the fish side you'll see that this is very smooth all the way around on the inside there's a tiny bit of fraying right there nothing major a little bit of sandpaper that's gone this side there is a little bit of tear out all the way around the edge or in a couple of different places on the edge and the inside is quite a bit rougher than on the fish side so these because of the design of this Sawtooth design it it's cutting a little bit rougher and the bottom is also rougher so these fish bits cut much smoother than other types one of the best ways to prevent tear out with a forstner bit is to drill until the point of that bit goes through the other side and then drill in from the other side like this [Music] the tip just comes through slip sides there you go I'll say this I've been woodworking for a long time and I've used several different bits if you have the budget get the wave bits they'll last you likely a lifetime or very close to it if you're on a budget get this Erwin set these are really great bits for what you're getting for the price I'll also say Freud bits have the wavy Edge and they're very good as well forstner bits and drill presses work beautifully together they're almost made for each other like Oreos and milk peas and carrots Woodworkers and sawdust like they work together well if you have a drill press you want a good set of forstner bits this is a wind drill press I've got a review on the channel way back a few years ago this has served me well for a budget beginner drill press I really recommend this one who likes peas and carrots anyway foreign on the list are the wood owl overdrive bits now these are very unique in a couple of different ways they're basically a Brad Point bit but they have these extremely long flutes on there to clear away that material much faster Woodall claims that these will give you 35 percent more battery life using these bits versus other bits because these were specifically designed for cordless drill these are made from high carbon steel and they will actually work in an impact driver they have this standard quarter inch driver bit on one end so you can use them in a drill or impact which is very cool the unique design of these has almost like the Brad Point and similar to a forstner bit on the edges here we're actually cutting that wood instead of basically tearing it what's impressive about these wood out overdrive bits is they actually do what they say there's minimal tear out now you'll get some here and there but nothing like you do with a forstner bit a regular drill bit or Brad Point bits or anything like that so if you want to get higher chances on a cleaner hole if you have to go all the way through the wood out overdrive bits are the way way to go you play around with the drill settings and the type of material you're drilling into you'll get much better results once you figure out does it work better on slower speeds or higher speeds depending on the bit size and material you're using I've tested these against forstner bits I've tested these against regular drill bits and these outperform both of those if you're drilling a through hole I really like these wood owl bits [Music] the void number five are countersink bits and I'm going to throw self-centering drill bits in this mix because they're both not the same but in the same group I think anyway what do you think self-centering drill bits are made for centering in a hole especially for hinges if you try to take a drill bit and hit the exact center of the hole on the hinge you're likely going to be off one way or the other and that's going to throw your cabinets off when the screw pulls the hinge wrong so these self-centering drill bits will Center that hole perfectly and then you can drive your screw home without worrying about it the countersink bits are essential for woodworking there's tons of different reasons why you want the head of that screw below the surface and there's a couple of different styles I picked up this wood owl set of countersink bits I also picked up this Irwin set of countersink bits and what these are for is if there's already a hole there or you've drilled a hole and you now you need to countersink that screw head these are great for that and these will work on metal as well so a double double purpose on these now the way the countersink bits work are they have the drill bit that drills the pilot hole but they also have this extra bit up here that actually cuts a basically a beveled edge around where the screw head can set in there's also another countersink bit that has a stop on it that prevents you from plunging too far so that all of your countersink holes are very uniform these work extremely well except some versions or some models will Mar the wood so you have to kind of be careful about the ones you buy I would steer clear of the very very cheap ones and spend a little money and protect your project a bonus drill bit that I think every woodworker should have in the shop are hole saw kits or a hole saw you don't need them a lot but sometimes you need those big holes drilled specifically like on when I was making my cornhole boards I needed to have a big six inch hole there so I went and ordered a six inch bit well over time I've noticed that here or there I need to drill a hole that was bigger than a forstner bit so I went ahead and picked up a set of Milwaukee hole saw these aren't specifically needed by Woodworkers but they are extremely handy to have when you need them so do you need them now one bit that's quite popular that I think most Woodworkers doing woodworking should avoid in most cases are Spade bits Spade bits are specifically made for the construction industry where they're drilling holes through studs and things to runs piping and wires things like that they drill a pretty nasty messy hole most of the time but that's what they're for they're for Speed to Auger out that material quickly so that they can run those wires and pipes fast there are uses here and there for them in the wood shop but for fine woodworking or if you're building projects that you want that hole to look nice and clean you should really use the forstner bit and not the spade bit so did I miss any bits that every woodworker should have comment below let me know if you like this video you'll love the parallel clamp test that I did a few weeks ago click that box click in the Box get you a big old virtual fist pump tell you whether it's really worth the Harbor Freight brand or the higher end brands also another one of my favorite videos right there go check them out

Channel: 731 Woodworks

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Length: 11min 4sec (664 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 13 2022