Why DIYers Are Replacing Their Old Drill Bits With This 6-Piece Set
Two things ruin more small jobs than anything else: a bit that goes blunt after one hard hole, and a bit that walks across the surface instead of biting where you lined it up.
This set is built around both problems — a 135° split point that anchors on contact, and a ground spiral that clears swarf instead of cooking the cutting edge.
1. It stops the bit walking across the surface
The 135° split point bites immediately instead of skating. On stainless steel, on cast iron, on a tile face, the bit starts where you put it.
In practice that means you can usually skip the centre punch — which is the step most people skip anyway and then regret.
2. The spiral keeps it cooler for longer
Heat is what kills a drill bit. Swarf that stays in the hole rubs against the cutting edge and the temperature climbs until the edge is gone.
The fully ground spiral flute pulls material up and out of the hole as you go, so the edge runs cooler and lasts through the hard jobs rather than one of them.
3. One set for steel, wood, concrete, tile, plastic and glass
Most toolboxes carry three sets: wood bits, masonry bits and metal bits, and the right one is always in the other box.
This set covers hardened stainless steel through to wood, concrete, tile, plastic and glass, so you can go from a steel bracket straight into oak without changing over.
4. Titanium coating and an anti-rust finish
The bits are finished with an electrophoretic coating process and a titanium coating that holds the edge job after job.
The anti-rust treatment matters more than it sounds: a damp garage is what turns a good set into a box of orange bits.
5. Clean holes without professional tools
A bit that anchors and stays sharp gives a round hole with a clean edge, without the wobble and the torn surface around it.
That is most of the difference between a job that looks done and a job that looks finished.
6. Six sizes, 3 mm to 8 mm
The set covers 3 mm to 8 mm, which is the range that actually comes up: brackets, shelves, hinges, cable runs and fixings.
The serrated centre also lets you open out or shape a hole horizontally after the first vertical pass.
How to use the set
PICKChoose the size you need from the six bits (3 mm to 8 mm).
DRILLDrill vertically straight from the mark. No centre punch needed.
SHAPEIf you need to open the hole out, move horizontally using the serrated centre.
Stop buying a new set every season
One box that anchors where you aim it, runs cool and does not rust in the garage.
- Six sizes, 3 mm to 8 mm
- Steel, wood, concrete, tile, glass
- 135° split point, titanium coated
2, 3 or 5 sets — the more you take, the less each one costs
The multi-set prices are applied automatically in the cart: pick the bundle on the product page and the discount is already in the total.
Shipping is $2.95 and free over $50. Every order ships tracked and insured, and you have 30 days from delivery to return it.
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