Best Drill Bits for Metal: HSS, Cobalt or Carbide?
HSS for soft metals, cobalt for stainless and hardened steel, carbide-tipped for tool steel and titanium. Full hardness table plus why bits snap.
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How to Use the Bosch GSB 500 RE: There’s No Clutch
Three controls run this drill, and one missing feature explains every mistake it lets you make. Speed and mode by material, plus the ten-year maintenance list.
11 Types of Drill Machines – and the 2 You Actually Need
Nine handheld types plus drill presses and mag drills, compared in one table – and the two that cover almost every hole a home workshop drills.
How to Use a Drill as a Screwdriver Without Snapping Screws
A drill drives screws perfectly well, provided it has a torque clutch and you actually set it. That numbered collar is the entire difference.
How to Drill a Straight Hole Without a Drill Press
Your eye cannot judge vertical as well as it believes. The fix is never to try harder – it is to give the bit something physical to follow.
How to Drill Through Porcelain Tile Without Cracking It
The glaze is a brittle skin under compression, so a bit that skates before it bites scratches a starting point for a crack. Beat that first moment and the rest is straightforward.
How to Drill Into Concrete Without a Hammer Drill
Masonry bit, impact mode, and your body weight behind it. Plus the method that works when your drill has no percussion at all – which is what the question usually means.
How to Drill at a 45-Degree Angle: Four Ways That Work
A drill bit will not start on a slope. Every method here is really a way of solving that first quarter-second.
How to Keep Wood from Splitting When Drilling – A DIYer’s Guide
In the previous article, we have already discussed wood-splitting issues when screwing, but sometime you’ll also encounter this issue during drilling, especially if you’re drilling a larger hole or working with a thin strip of wood. Don’t worry; in this article, we will discuss thoroughly how to prevent wood from splitting when drilling. So, let’s … Read more
How to Drill Through Metal With a Hand Drill
Metal is drilled slowly, with weight rather than speed, and with something wet on the cut. Heat takes the temper out of the bit and hardens the hole.