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j_erickson said:
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Does anyone else use these? If not, you don't know what you're missing.
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I sometimes use these brutes:
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Got one of these Irwin Self-Feed Wood Bits yesterday, and it cuts wood like butter! It comes with an extra replaceable coarse screw point - so if it breaks - you just replace the point.
 
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John - on the Irwin ship augers - what was the issue? My experience on Greenlee has been negative - they don't "eat" nails too well - irregardless of the "naileater" being in their name.

Just curious, as I was thinking about trying the Irwin ship auger after my positive experience with their self-feed wood bits.

Thanks
 
Dull very fast. I've used greenlee for years, and no, it wont "eat" every nail, but it won't dull upon hitting 4 or 5 either. Irwin does make some good bits, but, IMHO their ship augers=trash. I had one last 1/2 a day once and wouldn't drill anymore
 
John - thanks for clarifying. They don't deem it a "nail-eater" do they? You're just saying under normal wood boring conditions, they don't hold their sharpness - so I think I'll stay away from them. That is unless Irwin wishes to donate one to my company's cause, and I'll "road test" it.

I'll have to see how the self-feed line of Irwin's work - but my initial experience is positive - but let me get some more holes drilled to see if they keep their sharpness.
 
I recently found a Saw shop locally that resharpens Auger bits. I had never thrown them out(6yrs) and got them all sharpened for 100 bucks! I just finished a rough on a 2700sq ft house and the bit seemed to hold up very well. I figured that if they lasted One house it was worth the 3 bucks to have it sharpened professionally.

Just another thought. He even seemed to straighten the screw tip on the bits as well.

Tom:)
 
bjp_ne_elec said:
John - thanks for clarifying. They don't deem it a "nail-eater" do they? You're just saying under normal wood boring conditions, they don't hold their sharpness - so I think I'll stay away from them. That is unless Irwin wishes to donate one to my company's cause, and I'll "road test" it.

I'll have to see how the self-feed line of Irwin's work - but my initial experience is positive - but let me get some more holes drilled to see if they keep their sharpness.
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No, they don't call them nail-eaters. Irwin does make some good stuff. I use their spade bit, a "installer" bit or 2, and a few other things.
 
I might suggest that if you are in an unfinished basement with these wires you can run a running borad in the corner and attach your wires to it. This would eliminate any drilling.

If it is a finished basement perhaps the wires can be hidden in some dropped soffit where the duct work will be run and boxed in.
 
JohnJ0906 said:
I admit, if Celtic gives a good review on the new style bits Irwin came out with, I will give 'em a tryout.
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That'll depend on IF the GC has gotten his act together....which I kind of doubt....2 weeks ago the addition foundation wasn't even dug!

However, I can revise MY schedule and work on the existing structure ~ if he has it all framed out.
 
bjp_ne_elec said:
Celtic - curious on what your feedback is on those new bits.
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I'll be doing a drive-by/walk-through tom'row in the afternoon...we'll see how far along the GC has gotten.
 
JohnJ0906 said:
John, I used these until it became too hard to find (The place I bought them stopped carrying them) I use a Greenlee shorty 3/4" nail eater. The Irwin ship augers are pure trash.
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Yeah, they are hard to find now, but they are worth ordering online for me. Sears usually has them, though.

They don't replace auger or self feed bits for me, just complement them. I use them anywhere I'd normally use a spade bit, and a lot of places where I'd use a small auger. One a battery drill with enough power, they fly through the wood. And they drill a clean hole if you ease up at the end. I use them for drilling occasional holes in a rough, drilling holes through top and bottome plates for fishing, and for hanging microwave hoods (use the 1 3/8 for the cord hole and 3/4 for the mounting holes), just for example.
 
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Drill bits have always been a problem for the electrician. I got to a point about 5 yrs ago where I said to myself I am not going to work like an ahole with the wrong equipment. I want only the best of the best you get what you pay for so I bought every single type of drill bit known to man in ny. After many painfully expensive reviews this is what I came up with. In my opinion the greenlee set with the quick change cutpretty good. It was about 300 bannanas for the set. However under heavy use and drilling into heavilly packed out corners in a bearing wall one of the replaceable worm screws pulled out at the worst possible time. Then as I was trying to work the bit out it somehow unlocked itself from its quick change extention and i have been carrying it the whole set in the bottom of the bag ever since. erwin bits cut good when new but dull quickly. the Ideal 1"auger has been one of the best with 2 cutting blades for heavy rough in is great dont hit nails tho it is not a nail eater . The small short ideal 3/4 and 7/8 augers are among the best with a cordless pricey but worth it stay clear of nails and will only go 2 studs fully extended. The milwaulkee self feed bits are pound for pound the best but must be kept clean of wood depris which gets jammed in the bottom of the worm screw I have 4 or 5 naileaters in my truck but hardly use them anymore. The invention of the century is the carbide cutter for drilling steel boxes panels ect. the greenlee 660 is by far the best followed by wilwaulkee then klien is the cheapest with a single cutting carbide tip. the greenlee set is about 300 bannanas and worth every penny for more comercial style work they get stolen a lot so keep them close to your vest. Bosch makes a quick change holesaw kit which is excelent and it has almost every size up to about 3 inch the only major drawback is the availability of the quick change pilot bits which I had to write to germany to get replacements. Bosch mailed me 6 free bits for my trouble and I now have plenty of pilot bits and pretty much every bit ever made in the history of bits. my advice is milwaulkee for wood self feed. Greenlee for light steel and the Bosch kit just so you know you have every size at all times.
 
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