Stubby wood drills

[Rob!]

hi guys
was looking at stubby wood drills
does anyone use them ? and what length would be best, is the shorter the better ?

 

[Sharpend]

Not if you have a thick piece of wood?
Wood beavers are ok, just found they didn’t last as long as a Bosch fast cut.

 

[Rob!]

Not if you have a thick piece of wood?
Wood beavers are ok, just found they didn’t last as long as a Bosch fast cut.

was thinking with a locking extension bar they would be better in the kit than a standard length one

 

[Sharpend]

Why use two piece when one will do it?

 

[Rob!]

Why use two piece when one will do it?

yeh but you cant get the access with the standard length ones sometimes

 

[Sharpend]

well I guess you’ve answered your own question?
Just do not use them at full speed you’ll burn them out.

 

[kerching]

yeh but you cant get the access with the standard length ones sometimes

Angle drill?

 

[Rob!]

Angle drill?

so an angle drill or a hex bit extension, which is cheaper i dont like spending

 

[Sharpend]

so an angle drill or a hex bit extension, which is cheaper i dont like spending

Are you new to this? Self employed I presume?

Without the correct tools to do a job then all you do is make the job harder and longer for yourself, but an angle drill, put it through your expenses, it’ll last you years and you’ll get perfectly good straight holes that is too say they will not be on an angle through joists. No risk to damaging cables when pulled through.

 

[Rob!]

ok so no real need for very short wood bits
its just i had seen a guy had cut down the shaft of a bit so he could use it in tight spots

 

[kerching]

so an angle drill or a hex bit extension, which is cheaper i dont like spending

Angle drill, end of

If you don't like spending then good luck with that

 

[Sharpend]

Don’t like spending but happy to buy a full length to cut down? False economy ?