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I’m wondering if anybody knows of any good American made bits for a Milwaukee M18 Fuel impact driver. Also, is there a good source for American made drill bits? Thank you!
There are lots of US made drill bits. Chicago-Latrobe, Norseman, Viking, and even some of the Irwin Hanson bits are USA made.
The only impact bits that come to mind are Apex brand. I’m sure there are probably others, but not that I can name off the top of my head.
Irwin i think are made in USA but i can be wrong
Most of Milwaukee drill bits are made in Mississippi I believe along with saw blades and some corded saws.
Cool. I’ll look into those. Thank you!
Buy the Milwaukee shockwave kit, not sure if its made here, but a great kit to use with your impact driver.
I have some bosch #2’s that say USA on them but they’re not impact rated
I have had the best luck with the shockwave set!
I personally wasn’t a fan of the Milwaukee Shockwave bits the were ok but wore out pretty fast. I did pick up some of the Dewalt Flextorque impact bits and I was happy with them I can’t remember if they were made in the USA though. They really don’t make it easy to find!
Shockwave bits suck, honest opinion coming from a guy who owns only Milwaukee cordless…my 14 fuel impact eats up shockwave # 2….i find my self buying bits every other trip to HD… any other impact rated bits u guys know are tried and true?
The Makita Impact Gold bits kick ass
My next purchase↑
Yup makita gold
I use Makita Gold, and to confirm what has been already said…they kick ass! Haven’t broke one yet, haven’t seen any signs of them wearing out, and I’m fairly brutal to them sometimes. I use Dewalt impact bits at work, and within the time-frame of a few days I’ve snapped the tips off of two Philips bits, and a coworker has snapped one off too. That was using a Dewalt impact and the tips snapped off doing simple work like putting lath screws into racking. The two tips I broke off broke before the screw even hit bottom.
Thanx for the input fellas
Grab the makita kit with the magnetic collar bit holder, it’s one of the best I’ve used.
Ridgid makes a really good kit.
DR99 wrote:
I personally wasn’t a fan of the Milwaukee Shockwave bits the were ok but wore out pretty fast. I did pick up some of the Dewalt Flextorque impact bits and I was happy with them I can’t remember if they were made in the USA though. They really don’t make it easy to find!
Here is a good breakdown of the bits, I also shared my experience in the page.
https://www.facebook.com/protoolreviews/posts/10152304338508003