best wood bits??

[elliot123]

Irwin ones are ok cheap 8 quid for 16mm 20mm 25mm sets work just aswell as the red armegs

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Those armeg "nail proof" one are not nailproof maybe if you hit a pin or tiny nail but hit a nail that a nailgun shot in will blunt it

Yeah I wondered if they were made from titanium or not!!

 

[D Skelton]

What we need are drill bits made from depleted uranium!

 

[DaveyD]

Those armeg "nail proof" one are not nailproof maybe if you hit a pin or tiny nail but hit a nail that a nailgun shot in will blunt it

agree. I stick to the red on new builds or spades at £1.20 a go if old.

 

[Guest55]

the more expensive the bit , the sooner they sniff out a nail.

considering this cruel yet true anomally i find it best to just stick with the £1.50 spade bits from screwfix
;-)

 

[mart79]

Def going to try the armeg ones, will let you know how we get on!

 

[MDJ]

Armeg do a wood beaver thats nail proof, its blue, and works well although I have yet to test its kryptonite abilities.

I also have a bosch flat bit that is slightly (deliberately) twisted, and is also painted blue and its brilliant.

neither were cheap. Aside from that I am with Mike (or is it Mark) - I just buy a 229 piece set from Wickes, etc for 20 snots and chuck them away when knacked up

impossible lol

 

[Deservices]

It's the red ones I have, not had any problems so far.

 

[tomspark93]

Bosch Auger bits are good

 

[dan86]

cba reading all the replies, but I agree with MDJ. just get a cheap set.if they go blunt, just sharpen em.if they break, hey ho.

 

[7029 dave]

I have an old brazen wood bit, which I cut the end off filed a flat in it, the best wood bit had it for 30 odd years.

 

[scottphillips]

Best wood bit i have ever used and still using them are the new Bosch Selfcut Speed Wood Drill Bit. Their about 6 quid each but last 3 times longer than the spiral ameg ones .

 

[BrightSparx]

I always use Milwaukee ogre bits, they go through joists in seconds and they are pretty tough against impact! You just have to put your drill on Gear 1 and they glide through. Armegs ogre bits are pretty good too! Milwaukee bits are only about £21 for 4, well worth the money I normally buy a new set every couple of months as I end up losing them or eventually they get blunt but they definitely earn their money first!

 

[BuyBrandTools]

Def going to try the armeg ones, will let you know how we get on!

You can get 10% off Armeg Woodbeaver Drill Bits by entering the code ELEC10 at the checkout - Armeg Wood Beaver Drill Bits | Nail Proof | Stubby

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Well, they are touted as "nail proof".

I quote:

"http://www.buybrandtools.com/acatalog/armeg-nail-proof-wood-beaver-16mm.html"

to me, nail proof infers....they are nail proof