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What are some of the best Impact rated driving bits
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I’m a Milwaukee fanboy but stay away from the Milwaukees. Dewalt Maxfit is the best value, Makita Gold is the best overall bit, in my opinion. The Dewalt Flextorque is not very good.
Bmack hit it on the head, Maxfits are my go to but I’ve been using a lot of makita as well, your 2 good ones from HD other than german
I agree Maxfit or the Makita golds are the good easy to find stuff. Dont snub out Wiha and Wera or Felo bits thou. 🙂
Fazzman wrote:
1 hour ago, Fazzman said:I agree Maxfit or the Makita golds are the good easy to find stuff. Dont snub out Wiha and Wera or Felo bits thou. 🙂
Definitely, the Europeans make fantastic bits.
For what it’s worth, the Makita golds are the only bits sold at HD/Lowe’s that aren’t made in China.
I’ve been using the Makita golds for sometime and they hold up well. Shame this country can’t produce a comparable bit.
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Ive been using the same 3 Bosch bits for the past year. 1 phillips, 1 robertson, and 1 torx. Been extremely happy with them
Glasseyi wrote:
On 5/20/2016 at 0:36 AM, Glasseyi said:I’ve been using the Makita golds for sometime and they hold up well. Shame this country can’t produce a comparable bit.
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Apex and Zephyr supposedly make really good bits, I haven’t tried them because the minimum order is a little high for testing bits. I think it’s $50 minimum order and $8-$10 shipping. I’ve found some on eBay but haven’t bit on any yet.
Don’t use Bosch spades in your impact, it will destroy the self feeding tip.
Jimbo
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I have a few Apex brand bits that are probably 20 years old. We used them in military.
Fazzman wrote:
1 hour ago, Fazzman said:I have a few Apex brand bits that are probably 20 years old. We used them in military.
That’s a good thing(among many) about the military that can help us, they only use USA tools…so there will always be a supply of surplus USA tools and there will always be a supplier we can get them from.
Some on the forum may have Zephyr bits too because I believe they’re the OEM for Snap-On
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Don’t use Bosch spades in your impact, it will destroy the self feeding tip.Jimbo
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Is that the voice of experience Jimbo! [emoji22]
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My go to bits are the Makita golds, but I use Bosch and the newer Milwaukee’s too. No complaints really.
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JimboS1ice wrote:
5 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Don’t use Bosch spades in your impact, it will destroy the self feeding tip.
Jimbo
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I meant to comment in the video but I was distracted by the drill…you should probably contact Bosch over that, they are labeled on the packaging as impact bits. Maybe they’ll replace it for you.
BMack37 wrote:
I meant to comment in the video but I was distracted by the drill…you should probably contact Bosch over that, they are labeled on the packaging as impact bits. Maybe they’ll replace it for you.
Really, I’ll have to shoot them an email
Yea I’m a fan of the makita bits as well. Milwaukee is ok but I’ve broken some here and there. I would go with makita. They have the best bit holder with a strong magnet.
JimboS1ice wrote:
22 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Don’t use Bosch spades in your impact, it will destroy the self feeding tip.
Jimbo
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That’s surprising. Definitely contact Bosch because in years I’ve never had an issue with a spade bit in an impact.
jeffmcmillan wrote:
That’s surprising. Definitely contact Bosch because in years I’ve never had an issue with a spade bit in an impact.
Yea I’m going to have to, and I know I didn’t hit any metals or anything
I use Makita Gold bits and they have worked well for me.
I am going to have to get some Makita Golds as I smashed 2 bits this week, both impact rated Hitachi, Thanks Hitachi!
Tool Lover 69 wrote:
I am going to have to get some Makita Golds as I smashed 2 bits this week, both impact rated Hitachi, Thanks Hitachi!
I think Dan and Eric use them in some of their videos
Jimbo
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