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Makita drill bits

  • 09-12-2015 9:20pm
    #1
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭


    I bought a Makita cordless drill, which came with lots of drill and driving bits. I'm clueless about drills - anyone help identify which drill bit does what. Gold coloured bits say SSH on the shaft.

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  • #2
    wizardman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 292 ✭✭wizardman


    This might help


  • #3
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭okedoke


    thats great - thanks


  • #4
    jack of all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    The "SSH" you refer to is actually "HSS" or High Speed Steel, suitable for drilling in metal, wood or plastic.


  • #5
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    When drilling masonry (brick, concrete) switch on the hammer action on the drill (set dial to the hammer symbol).

    All the other drills must have the hammer action turned off (set dial to the drill symbol).


  • #6
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,308 ✭✭✭cletus


    To add to this, the "arbor" drill bit, beside the screwdriver handle, is used in conjunction with the hole saw pieces on the bottom left of the picture you posted. Don't use them on brick or metal


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  • #7
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭okedoke


    excellent - thanks all

    Any other advice - partic re. the torque and speed settings. What I've read online didn't specify if this makes a difference to drilling (as opposed to driving screws). I was drilling a tree stump yesterday and the drill kept stopping once it was in a few mms, presume this is something to do with the torque setting? I can't remember which settings I had it on (other than drill).


  • #8
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,308 ✭✭✭cletus


    The numbers around the chuck are not really torque settings for drilling. They are for the clutch, so that you don't drive screws too hard/deep etc. If you are drilling, it should be set to the maximum, or sometimes there is a symbol of a drill bit. Also, if you have a speed setting switch, make sure its set to 2 (or whatever the fastest is)


  • #9
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭okedoke


    thanks Cletus


  • #10
    TallGlass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    Makita are a great brand, I have a rotary hammer action drill cost me 150€.

    Reading the reviews online and they said drilling concrete was like a hot knife into butter with this drill and damn right, none of this back braking stuff like with other drills trying to drill into concrete.

    Best advise I can give on the bits an bobs in the set, grab a spare bit of brick, wood, metal and then some screws and try using the drill to place them into the wood or drilling into the brick, wood etc.. And mess around with the settings on the drill too. You'll soon get the hang of which bit does what !


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