Hertel drill bits any good?

[hooblah]

Specifically these:

https://www.mscdirect.co.uk/DAA-25025B/SEARCH:KEYWORD/product.html

 

[brightspark]

for the price they want to be

 

[brightspark]

i have 3 sets of these. sherwood good quality and well priced https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...xoAXAAeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQCwAQo&sclient=gws-wiz

 

[hooblah]

Thanks. MSC had a deal on recently for £28+vat for the hertel set.

 

[joebog1]

They wanna be good for that price !!!. I still have my aussie made P&N drill bits. Like every other country, they are not made here anymore :-(.

Joe

 

[tigdlo]

Unless you need most of the drill sizes 10.5 to 13mm then a 1-10mm set may be better value.

There are cheaper 1-13mm cobalt sets on ebay, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274836513151

Even at £28+vat on offer I think I would be looking elsewhere for a cheap TiN coated or cobalt set, I have Presto and Addax drill sets, TiN coated and Cobalt, they are good for the money, although my sets only go up to 10mm.

 

[Kram]

The Hertel set look to be plain HSS and probably made in China, as most are. Likely no better than a £20 lidl set. Plain HSS can struggle on stainless, I prefer m35 or m42 cobalt bits.

These are very good.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[hooblah]

I have a set of dormer bits for when things get tough, but I need a 1-13 set for general use. As long as they're not made of cheese I'm happy.

I don't really do stainless so cobalt isn't warranted.

 

[frank horton]

I only buy only Cobalt drills now as there's less sharpening......
and sometimes god knows whats in the steel here.....

 

[Turbo]

Cobalt drills are ok in a pillar drill but not so good in a hand held drill as they are easy to break, especially in smaller sizes.

The Dormer A002 drills are very good & work well on most materials. I had to drill around 150 holes in a steel pipe & I bought a box of 5 x 3.2 mm A002 bits expecting to use more than 1 bit. One bit drilled all 150 holes & has drilled many more since.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I'm using the Cleveland set which Zoro had on offer a while back, do the job fine for amateur use at iirc £9.99 . I ordered two sets at the time.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

they're good drills

Aye, they used to be made in Peterhead on the N-E coast of Scotland, near to my home town (at least they had a factory there, not sure if the drills were made elsewhere).

 

[Turbo]

all i use is dormer a002. haven't found the A777 cobalt to be worth the cost.

I keep a set of the Banggood/Drillpro cobalt bits on the pillar drill, for use only on there or the lathe. They are absolutely fantastic, will chew through any material very rapidly.
I've tried them on a cordless drill & it usually doesn't end well. Unless you react very quickly they can snap if they snag when you break through.

 

[hooblah]

Is there a 25pc cobalt drill bit set worth considering? Bang good seem to be out.

 

[fizzy]

I find these drill bits to be VERY good for the money

Erbauer Straight Shank Metal Drill Bits 25 Piece Set - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. HSS drill bit set containing M2 fully-ground, titanium nitride-coated, high speed steel drill bits with 135° split point for precision drilling. Compatible with most drill drivers. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

I thought they would be awful but they are brilliant. Shanks are rather soft which means if you use them in a battery drill they will spin and gouge but in a lathe or milling machine they are fantastic. I have never broken one. The 3 bigger ones have 10mm shanks. I have managed to drill through some wheel bolts/studs no problem.
I always go gently when drilling and use plenty of soluble cutting fluid or rocol.