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Is craftright awful quality? Yes.
But I have these and they work fine. For $5 they are good value. You can treat em mean.
Craftright 15-Piece Masonry Drill Bit Set $5 (RRP $10) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings
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diggityfish on 18/01/2024 - 05:31 bunnings.com.au (879 clicks)
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How? All I did was attempt to drill into rended mansory brick to hang a retreable hose I have a makita plus sds drhammer drill. I also have a decent makita hand drill didn’t do much I had to use 3 bits in total to drill one hole….
Dunno what to say, works okay for me with a regular drill in hammer mode. Use hammer mode, pull out often to clear the hole of dust, use water for cooling if the bit is getting too hot
Not fantastic, but I don't see the point in spending big money for hammer drill masonry bits, get a cheapo SDS drill instead
That shouldn't be any issue for a hammer drill. I used to drill several 1/2 in holes through external walls and dozens of smaller holes every day for work and all I had was a normal hammer drill. This was pre lithium as well, so my drill back then wouldn't have been anywhere near as good as the ones available today.
This is it, for smaller jobs they are more than enough.
In saying that I just built a deck using them for anchor screw holes with no issues.
Honestly I wouldn’t even bother… when these were $10 I bought a set. Couldn’t even drill throw a mansory brick proper I had to use 2 drill bits and a 3rd which didn’t dull fully which all didn’t last to drill a single hole….
I then went and spent the extra and got a better set and they are like butter throw stuff and are not dull after use
Honestly For $5 I wouldn’t even bother, you can see all the 1star reviews, better off spending few more bucks and buying a set which is reusable not a dull one time use set
They worked fine for me, must be operator error. I have literally drilled through brick like butter with these exact drill bits for about 6 months now.
You know to drill with smaller bits first, then make the hole bigger and to use a hammer drill?
Yeah these have worked fine for me to drill countless bricks and even my house slab
Maybe us plebs just have weak, cardboard-grade bricks? :P
@DiscountForThee: Tradies will know better but yes, my experience is some bricks are super hard to drill, some chip easily, etc.
The thing with cheap stuff is QA goes out he window too. So while you may have got a decent set or two, it's very likely plenty of other people got some dodgy ones.
Not user error. Production variability and poor quality control. Some of them will be fine, some will be terrible. All of them come off the end of the production line and unless QC can see a problem with them from 5 metres away through scratched safety specs then they get packed and shipped.
What drill are you using?
Ryobi 18V ONE+ HP Brushless Premium Hammer Drill
Not all bricks are created equal. My house has hardened red bricks with aggregate. A regular hammer drill is useless, now I only use an SDS drill and it is like butter. Maybe it is the same for you.
These are probably as good as the Aldi ones. I have burnt, broken and made the Aldi ones blunt, so time for a bit of a refresh. For $5, why not! I'll get 4.
so time for a bit of a refresh
Pardon the pun
Been using these for a few years. Great set at $10, even better at $5
For 5 or 6 bucks just get the right size bit for the job - i.e match it with the plug or anchor.
The thing that usually sets apart the cheaper masonry drill bits like these is that they use a thin shaft with the cutting tips significantly overhanging the shaft. This usually means that your 6mm drill bit quickly becomes a 5mm drill bit and so on. For only $5 however you are getting your money's worth here.
I have these and these are absolute crap !! Unless you want to use them to aerate a small grass patch.
Spent best part of 10 hours using a cheap ozito style hammer drill and cheap masonary bits to drill 16 holes through granite tiles and eventually in to a concrete slab.
Going through the granite tile is incredibly tough - and was taking roughly 20 minutes to go 20mm. Going through the concrete though was like a hot knife through butter.
If you have the misfortune of having to drill through granite, pay the extra and get diamond tipped drill bits. The only problem with these though is that they are expensive and don't last particularly long. The first hole works well, the second less, and by the third the bit is pretty much stuffed.
Also - MASK UP - Granite for example can be comprised of 70% Silica and inhaling that stuff reguarly will cause lung disease / silicosis.
You can treat em mean.
Well treatin em mean definitiely won't be keepin em keen.
Thanks OP. Click & collect ordered.
Not all bricks are the same. These will work fine for some and struggle on others.
diversity
Maybe modern housing and apartments are promoting DEI for bricks, which is why they are all falling down.
Exactly. If you can't drill your bricks with these, then you have good bricks. If you can you have crap bricks. Just buy quality drill bits to start with.
Agreed, decent set for $5. I keep a set in my drill case for the odd quick hole into brick or mortar. If I'm drilling any more than 2 holes, or into concrete, I go back to the shed to grab my SDS drill