The need for more drill bits, which set to buy?

[Mauri Motti]

Because all of my existing drill bit are running to an end, plus having recently bought a T12 I'm considering new drill bits, Festool drill bits. I did buy the Sentrotec 2010 systainer but nevertheless it holds only a limited amount of drill bits. In particular I am disappointed with the number (5) and length of the wood drill bits it has but of course I did know this before buying. With Festool seemingly offering only few wood-drills sets I'm considering the Novadrive HSS twist drill bit set, the cheaper one,  or the HSS D 3-6,5 CE/MK/ 21 set which is a little more expensive but though comes in a sturdy metal casing. Either one, I would buy two sets at once to have some stock. It is cheaper buying a set then buying one of each drill bit separately. I have understood that the Novadrive are the "older" non Centrotec ones and I guess therefore only fit in the Fastfix chuck and I would be fine with that but they are Hss bits anyways.. Furthermore I don't often use the small bits (1, 1,5, 2, 2.5 mm) but I'm sure they will come in handy at some point as I did use these sizes before. The Nova set starts from 1mm up to 10 but the HSS D 3-6,5 CE/MK set starts from 3mm from which I think will do fine too and would be a great complement to the 2010 systainer.

Cutting things short, would you go for the Centrotec bits convenience wise or the Novadrive price wise?

Any suggestions?  ???

Mauri

 

[AlexThePalex]

Well, maybe it's just me, but since I got to know the Centrotec system I don't want anything else. I'm done with the standard chuck and winding and unwinding it every time I need to change a bit.

You know that you can get replacement drills for the HSS centrotec drills? They come in packages of 10 (size 3mm to 6,5mm) and 5 (8mm & 10mm) so you don't need to buy the holder for it anymore. I have the HSS D3-10 CE/10 and if a bit breaks I just buy a 10 pack. Especially the smaller bits, the ones you break most, are a lot cheaper then.

 

[Mauri Motti]

Geweldig Alex!

No, I didn't know that but as the HSS D3-10 CE/10 came in the 2010 systainer kit, the 10 packs would be my option to go with.

Bedankt from a Dutch guy living in Finland.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Graag gedaan (You're welcome).  [smile]