Thread: drill and driver bits

s-l1600 (12).jpgI have found these Irwin impact driver bits of good quality & long lasting . I have bought other good brands but found they wear out very quick

P&N are always good I've found.

DL

Irwin driver bits for me too. Used DeWalt and no-namers but Irwin seems to be the ones that end up keeping their shape so are always prominent in the tool box.

there are so many brands at your local Bunnings sausage shop in the toy room.

which one do you choose?

I chose a twin pack of Ryobi.....because they were on special.

what do the tradies use?

speak up tradies.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

s-l1600 (12).jpgI have found these Irwin impact driver bits of good quality & long lasting . I have bought other good brands but found they wear out very quick

Agree - I use Irwin bits as well - find them good value and long lived. I have a variety of lengths I keep on hand as well. I also use the Irwin socket head bits for roofing etc - also very good.

I use the Irwin bits and they are fit for purpose.
I also use the bits that come with the bulk packs of screws as well.
I also try to stay away from the phillips head screws and much prefer the ones that use a square headed or hex head bit to drive them in as the phillips head screws (regardless of which bit you use) tend to strip quite easilly

As said above most Irwin bits work great and last a while, some can be touch and go with an impact gun mainly small torx bits.
Dewalt make decent PH2 bits that go in an extension piece, I had a pack of 20 for years and barely broke any just lost them along the way.
Sutton make good nutsetter bits, and hex bits but their PH2s suck.
Most makita stuff is fairly average including their gold brand.
Milwaukee make good bits but you pay a premium for them and Irwin is on par with them.
Stay away from otter they have gone downhill dramatically over the years.
Just make sure the bits are "impact ready" if using them in an impact gun.
Some screw brands really suck also so it's not always the driver bit that's causing dramas, most bremick screws that take a small bit like a PH2 or square drive strip out really easily.
Good luck!

Haven't tried the Irwin ones as I have had bad luck with their drills, but that could be me. I tend to go Milwaukee. I buy a few, but not because they strip or break. To me they're like 10mm sockets, here today, gone tomorrow.