Why Cheap Drill Bits Burn Out - And How to Choose the Right One

If your drill bits keep turning blue, smoking, or snapping, the problem isn’t your drill - it’s the bit.

Why Cheap Drill Bits Fail

Cheap drill bits are:

  • Soft steel
  • Poorly ground
  • Off-center
  • Too blunt

This causes:

  • Overheating
  • Wobbling
  • Broken tips
  • Slow drilling

Which leads to scraping instead of cutting.

What Good Drill Bits Do

Professional drill bits:

  • Cut clean
  • Produce chips
  • Stay cool
  • Stay sharp
  • Drill straight

We stock three levels of DISA drill bit technology:

  1. Standard HSS
  2. Edge-ground HSS
  3. Fully ground HSS (135° industrial)

DISA’s Fully Ground HSS-G drill bits are:

  • DIN-certified
  • 135° split-point
  • Designed for steel, stainless, aluminium & more

Which Drill Bit Should You Use?

Material

Bit Type

Wood Standard HSS
Mild Steel Edge-ground HSS
Stainless Steel Fully ground HSS-G
Aluminium HSS with lubricant
Brick Masonry bit (not HSS)


Pro Tip

Let the bit do the work.
Always use cutting fluid when drilling metal - it doubles bit life.
If you push hard, you burn the edge and destroy it.

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