Colt drills

[Buckeye]

I have to admit i find these bits very good on plastic blanks, and totally crap with wood, i have both of the sizes that Alex mentions for a few years, and both still go through plastic like butter ..

I will use my 7mm colt next time I do a slimline even though I normally use a 6.9mm, just to revisit on recommendation

Peter

 

[Neil]

You could have brought a new one from here cheaper than what it cost for re sharpening

Colt 7mm Hss Pen Drill 702554 from Stiles and Bates

Colt reckon that they designed that drill for pen turners. Hummm. Well the muppets should have looked at the market, the longest 7mm tube that I can think of is the euro long tube at 60mm so why have they made it a 150mm (don't know how long it is 150mm ish) drill bit that is excellent for drilling round corners, centre drilling boomerangs and according to their own promotional video, excellent at creating blow outs in blanks. The dewalt extreme 2 from screw fix is altogether a vastly superior drill bit and for a couple of quid who cares about sharpening it. Brilliant for drilling angle cut blanks and passes the zebra no test.

 

[Walter]

The dewalt extreme 2 from screw fix is altogether a vastly superior drill bit and for a couple of quid who cares about sharpening it.

I agree, much better drills altogether.The Colt ones are very much over-hyped for what they are.

However, if you have some of the Colt ones, like them and need them sharpened Alex's OP is still useful info and could in certain circumstances save money over buying new Colts.

Personally I wouldn't bother, I rarely use mine and mostly use the DeWalts which I like so much I even bought an Imperial set from the US..

 

[Neil]

My attempts to buy an imperial set in the UK failed miserably, but is there anyone who is interested in obtaining an imperial set and I'll see what's feasible

 

[paulm]

Yes me Neil.

 

[Neil]

Don't put any more posts re extreme 2 bits here I'll start a new thread

 

[billyb_imp]

Sounds good Alex, I may have to visit my local drill sharpener to see what they can do

 

[Grump]

Any drill bit works as long as you keep it sharp and put plenty of grunt behind it, what's all the fuss about?