Best Step Drill Bit? Let's find out! DeWalt, Milwaukee, Bosch, Irwin, Diablo, Makita, Bauer, TEMO

When it comes to this

step

, there's a big difference in price: the least expensive one we'll test is only six and a half dollars, while the most expensive is over fifty, so that $50

step

really is a lot better. than the lowest. an expensive one, well let's start the tests and see which step

drill

bit is the

best

and in the first test we will see which brand

drill

s the fastest through mild steel and we will see if any is better than a regular twist drill bit in the second test. We will see which step drill is the fastest at drilling completely through medium hardness steel and the final test will see which step drill bits can punch through some AR 400 armor plates and which ones will have a fusion, the least expensive step drill bit we will test in Santos six dollars and forty-nine cents is Harbor Freight's master driller.

They claimed that their cool-running titanium coating lasts longer than uncoated bits. High speed steel for longer life. D leads holes automatically during drilling; flute designed for faster and smoother cutting. Made in China. Fortunately, this drill press has a drilling speed table. All of our step drills are three-sixteenths or one-quarter, so we'll set this up for mild steel, which is our first test sample. I'm going to set this to 990 rpm to set up our drill press to provide an apples to apples comparison. I want to make sure that we have exactly the same amount of downward force applied on each of these step drill bits, so I put a wheel on the lever arms of this drill press.

We will be attaching a rope and some weights to this wheel so that we have a constant downward force during the drilling process with seven half pounds in place, we have about 52,253 pounds of downward force in the drilling service, it is our base that will wear. a very affordable twist drill made by de Wong, so we'll see how it compares to some of these very expensive step bits. The Royale title could become a variable that affects our results, so I'm just not going to use any, the hardest one. The test is not the gold standard for testing metal hardness, it will provide us with excellent information on the first test, we will cut a quarter inch piece of mild steel.

Well, nine seconds until the DeWalt drill test. Harbor Freight Drill Master compared to Dewalt the Harbor Freight nine second step that really struggled, it took 51 seconds to penetrate quarter inch mild steel priced at 85 cents the Niko step drill bit is the second brand less expensive we'll try titanium nitride coated high speed steel in 12 sizes for just one bit - flute design for smoother cutting Made in China, although the Niko had a smaller 3/16 bit size, which giving it an advantage, it was still no match for Harbor Freight's less expensive master drill, which came in 62 seconds to cut. steel at $14.99 the Barret is very reasonably priced if it can live up to its claim of lasting twice as long heavy duty guaranteed quick start no wok tip black oxide made in china Harbor Freight brand Bauer claims to have a quick start bit unfortunately failed to impress taking more than twice as long as a master drill from Harbor Freight that costs less than half as much at $18.95 the step up bit appears to be very reasonably priced for its USA made step bit.

The non-slip tip eliminates the need for center drilling or pilot hole drilling for most sizes, uses a single flute designed to allow for easier sharpening at a slightly higher price on the Hercules, the riser did a lot of work.

best

for master puncher Niko and Bauer, punching through mild steel in 34 seconds and is now in the lead at $19.99 Hercules claims to contain cobalt Jam-free performance Spiral flute design up to three times faster hole cuts up to four times longer lasting made in China Hercules claims to be three times faster in marketing appears to be accurate as it completely crushed the less expensive step bits in 17 seconds and took the lead from Cline at $29.99, brand ripoff seems like a great price for a M 35 Cobalt Spiral Flute Step Drill.

I couldn't

find

any information on where this bit is made. The $30 timo drill bit simply amazes with its cutting speed that almost matches the DeWalt twist drill bit with a time of 11 seconds per what timo takes the lead from hercules the

irwin

unibit costs $34 sixteen sets is a self-starting step drill that has a state-of-the-art single flute to provide more control and produce true round holes made in the USA. The Irwin brand is a tool high quality, but the single flute design really held it back. It took thirty seconds to pierce the mild steel. The

makita

cost thirty-five dollars and fifty. nine cents and claims to be enterprising also claims to deburr holes with the next edge, it is about half the length of the competition and is only designed for thin materials made in Switzerland, the

makita

cuts through soft steel like a hot knife through the butter and right in ten seconds taking the lead from Timo, just like the makita, Bosch is also made in Switzerland and costs a little more, $35.99, unlike the other twelve brands, this one claims to be a turbo step drill which makes it twice as fast. and it lasted twice as long, the Bosch turbo did a great job but it wasn't fast enough to beat the makita or the Timo, 14 seconds is a great time though, the Diablo is $35.99 even though the Diablo has 12 steps, it only says to do 4 integers. sizes 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 and 7/8 inches split tip for maximum speed and durability 2 times faster lifespan four times longer Made in Switzerland The Diablo bow and Bosch the Swiss looked almost identical, but the Diablo didn't was all that fast, at 18 seconds, ketta remains in the lead, the DeWalt costs $42.99 and claims to have an advanced dual flute design, unlike most of the competition, the DeWalt claims to be impact ready, claims to offer twice the lifespan of the Lennox.

Let's test that claim made in China, while DeWalt branded and boasted about being faster than the competition on its packaging, it proved that it is the drill bit that will totally crush the competition, including the DeWalt twist drill with a time of 8 seconds At forty-four dollars and 19 cents the Lennox vb8 is the second most expensive bit we will test. He claims he can handle US-made stainless steel with global materials. Linux made light work of mild steel at 14 seconds, but it was definitely no match for the dEWALT's eight seconds. At fifty-four dollars and ninety-seven cents, Milwaukee is the most expensive drill bit that we'll test up to twice as fast.

Impact holes ready to use in the USA with global materials. Milwaukee did a very impressive job in ten seconds strapping the makita, but no. enough to beat the eight-second, two-stroke Walt, Dewalt's spiral flute design and titanium-coated performance in eight seconds, while Makita and Milwaukee tied for second place with a blistering ten-second time. $30 Timo proved to be an excellent performer at 11 seconds, the Swiss and the American. Double flute designs made straight proved to be very capable in less than 18 seconds, twenty dollar budget. Hercules did a very respectable job in 17 seconds, unfortunately the single flute designed American brands and the sub 20 dollar budget brands really struggled taking two to three times as long for some.

In some cases and the Bauer brand takes ten times longer than the fastest brand. I change the rpm to 510 and we are left with the same amount of weight, about 53 pounds of downward force. The purpose of the following test is to see how each of these products handles. This harder material that the bed frame is made of is also very thin at 1/8 inch, so each of these products, once initially cut, should be able to make a lot of progress over a period of 1 minute through this material. To advance to the AR 400 Armor Challenge, the first level of the step which has to fully penetrate the 1/8 inch medium hardness steel once again, we will use the same quarter inch twist drill to serve as a base for Cutting the medium hardness steel even though the steel is half the thickness compared to the previous test, took three seconds longer.

Let's try a Harbor Freight master drill first even though the budget for the wall twist drill made it easy to work with the medium-hard steel. steel, Harbor Freight's master driller was unable to pierce the steel and will not advance to the next round of competition testing the Niko. Next, Niko really struggled with mile steel and, as expected, didn't make much progress with medium hardness. steel, the nikah will not advance to the next round, testing Harbor Freight's

bauer

next, just like Harbor Freight's drill master on the Niko, the barrow could not pierce medium-hard steel, testing the Cline next , as in the previous three steps. bits, the customer was unable to cut the steel testing the Hercules below, not as fast as the DeWalt twist drill.

The first step of the Hercules went through the steel in 18 seconds and then made really quick work until it stopped at 7./16 definitely a big improvement over the top three marks, the Hercules will advance to the next round testing the teemo a Next, the equipment was just one second slower than the Dwop twist drill at 13 seconds, penetrating the steel and then cutting through the medium-hard steel. As if it were mild steel, Teemo exploded through 11 sizes making a 7/8 inch hole in just 23 seconds. Very impressive, Teemo takes the lead from the Hercules and will advance to the next round passing the next Irwin, unfortunately the Irwin who uses a single straight flute design simply could not pierce the steel and will not advance to the next round of competition testing the makita .

Next, the makita uses a double flute design and drilled the steel in 17 seconds, but the straight flute designs seem to work against the makita at the larger hole sizes, causing it to jam at eleven-sixteenths, the teemo clings to the lead testing the next

bosch

. Costard will actually pierce steel in 13 seconds, tying the teemo, but straight flute designs seem to slow down a lot. he went down, resulting in a 25-second finish, two seconds slower than the team. Oh, very impressive work from the Bosch that is on the Diablo below. I was very surprised that the Devil bit got stuck in the medium hardness steel and didn't make it to the next round.

From the competition, can DeWalt take the lead over less expensive equipment? Oh you've got a bit user firmly disappointed watching DeWalt shred medium hard steel in just 15 seconds, it was nice enough, the wall takes the lead, but can the Lennox Double Straight Flute beat the team? DeWalt, the Linux appears to be made of softer metal compared to the other brands and was shown to take 34 seconds to pass through steel. Unfortunately, the straight flute design seems to have worked against the Linux, as it stopped within half an inch when passing the next Milwaukee Milwaukee seemed to get off to a slower start than some of the better brands, breaking the steel in 23 seconds and then breaking down.

It was hung in 26 seconds. I made several attempts to loosen the bit and then gradually reinsert it without success, just as the DeWalt Milwaukee bit is an impact capable bit and I would probably have completed the test with the use of an impact driver. Once again, DeWalt was the fastest to break the steel at just eight seconds, Timo and Bosch tied for second at 13 seconds. the makita 17 seconds hercules 18

milwaukee

23 and lennox 34 all seven brands will advance to the next round of competition only three brands completely drilled through the medium hardness steel making a 7/8 inch hole the

dewalt

at 15 seconds timo 23 turbo embossed 25 us I'll see if any of these bolt drills can handle this AR 400 armor.

Oh, there's not much point in using this step drill bit to cut armor. This is a confrontation video. Let's establish our baseline. I will be using this with a 7/32 twist drill to see how fast it can cut through this piece of armor, the 7/32 boss went through the armor and in 42 seconds the speed is 250 rpm, the slowest we can and we have more. 200 pounds of force down, let's see if any of these steps can really progress this armor with the first step at a quarter inch, the Hercules is at a disadvantage compared to the competition, but it still made relatively quick work of the armor in 44 seconds while Hercules broke the steel, they were left hanging, so he did a very good job in just over 40 seconds, the armor definitely caused some wear on the Hercules, flattening the chisel and dulling the leading edge of the medium drill bit.

Carbon steel tested tobeginning of the video also caused wear on the leading edge of the larger flutes before testing the rig. I cooled the steel to around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The team was really impressed as it did a very quick job of piercing the armor and in just 26 seconds I took the lead on Hercules only my abrasions on the chisel and the leading edge of the teemo the previously tested medium carbon steel caused almost no wear on the leading edge of larger flutes with very different geometry this really wasn't a fair test for the makita, but it still did an excellent job, almost going through the steel, there is quite a bit of wear on the chisel, but the leading edge of the drill and the larger flutes showed very little wear.

Bosch is definitely a high-quality bent step, but the straight one. The flute design just doesn't seem to be as fast as a spiral flute design. At 41 seconds, with a time of 26 seconds, the teemo is holding on to the lead as is the makita, the chisel seemed to suffer the most wear, while the leading edge of the drill and larger flutes showed very little wear. . I'll continue to talk to the competition with their titanium spiral flutes, as they tore through armor in just 20 seconds, six seconds faster than the team. Oh, the wall takes Timo's lead. This is a look. on the DeWalt after making two passes through the armor plate which you will see later in the video, the chisel shows very little wear on the leading edge of the bit and the flutes look almost new, the metal used to construct the Lennox just doesn't seem like it. be comfortable as competition and it really showed in this test and the shielding proved to be too difficult for the Linux Dewalt claims to last a little twice as long as the Lennox and that definitely turned out to be true in this case.

The armor completely destroyed the Lennox's chisel and caused so much wear on the leading edge of the drill and larger flutes like the Linux that Milwaukee also had difficulty piercing the armor, which made me wonder if there was variation and hardness. of the armor, the Milwaukee did more or less the same as the Lennox, as did the Linux, the armor caused a lot of damage to the Milwaukee's chisel, but the leading edge of the drill and flutes were still in good condition even though I bought it. the shielding of a great source. I decide to go ahead and try the DeWalt again right next to the Milwaukee, once again the DeWalt just crushed it with a time of 22 seconds, okay about 21 or 22 seconds to the wall, well that was definitely the best.

In my opinion, we have tested it, it did a very good job of cutting this steel a second time and only 21 or 22 consecutive seconds once again ended with the first piercing through the armor in just 20 seconds, but the team will finish very close . second with 26 Bosch turbo 41 and Hercules 44 unfortunately the Lennox makita in Milwaukee could not pierce the armor. I paid $30 for the kit and $43 for the DeWalt. They appear to be from the same manufacturer. They both have the same thing. spiral flute design, even the engraving inside the spiral flute looks identical, DeWalt has the titanium coating which seems to have helped.

I'm a little better, if you're like me, you've probably had a very disappointing experience with foster pets and decided they're just not worth using. I was very surprised at the difference between Dewalt and some of the other brands that make what really destroyed the competition; however, teemo, which is $13 less than the do wall, came in second, really impressed with both. brands and both brands performed extremely well on all of the videos on this channel that our viewers suggested, so if you have an idea for a video, I hope you take the time to leave a comment in the comments section of the video.

Thank you very much for watching the video. Be careful and I look forward to next time.