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Kent Chasson
PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:34 am 
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Any recommendations? The cheap sets are fine 95% of the time but I'm ready to spring for a set where all the bits are straight and accurate.

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try Lee Valley .. they wont sell crappy tools.

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Whatever set you get, I'm a big fan of titanium nitride coating. They last a real long time. The treatment brings the hardness up to a 72 Rc which is really hard. You can tell easily by the kind of gold color it imparts.

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Another vote for Lee Valley. Good stuff and beautiful catalogs for the throne room! :D

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Glenn LaSalle
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I am also in the market for good drill bits for steel string building.

I was thinking about these:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=42247&cat=1,180,42240

Any suggestions for basic sizes that are commonly used? Lee Valley has carbide-tipped bits as well - are they really "worth" the extra cost?

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