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Hard to design a new geometry drill bit these days, everything has been done. Well there is a new one, sort of.
Not really new but a combination of drill types that I have not seen before. Matco came out with their Hyper Step drills. Not sure how new they are, I learned about them earlier this year. As the name implies, it's a conventional spiral flute with a unibit, or should I say step point.
Step drills work great in my experience but not sure how good they are putting it on the tip of a spiral flute drill for drilling holes other than sheet metal. At $300 for the set I'm not gonna try a set. I don't work in automotive anymore so no more buying from tool trucks for me. That and they aren't easy to sharpen. Haven't seen anyone else offer them yet. Probably cause they claim to have a patent on them. But who is "they". I sure someone else is making them for Matco like usual.
What say you guys?
Not really new but a combination of drill types that I have not seen before. Matco came out with their Hyper Step drills. Not sure how new they are, I learned about them earlier this year. As the name implies, it's a conventional spiral flute with a unibit, or should I say step point.
Step drills work great in my experience but not sure how good they are putting it on the tip of a spiral flute drill for drilling holes other than sheet metal. At $300 for the set I'm not gonna try a set. I don't work in automotive anymore so no more buying from tool trucks for me. That and they aren't easy to sharpen. Haven't seen anyone else offer them yet. Probably cause they claim to have a patent on them. But who is "they". I sure someone else is making them for Matco like usual.
What say you guys?