How to Choose the Best Wood Auger Drill Bit

There are many different kinds of drills, each designed to excel at a specific type of task. In addition to determining which style is best for your job, you should also understand the quality of the drill, which affects not only the hole itself (concentricity, smoothness, etc.), the life of the drill, or even whether it will cut the material you are working with. Higher quality drill bits are generally more expensive than lower quality drill bits. Three general factors affect overall drilling quality:

1. General quality of steel (hardness, alloy content)
2. Machining of grooves (if any) and cutting edges
3. The roundness of the drill bit (should be perfect circle)

Quality aside, you should whenever possible use a drill that is suitable for the job you are doing. For example, standard auger bits are not designed to drill holes, although most people use them for this purpose all the time. Cone point bits are, and they do better because they leave enough material on the side of the hole for all the threads to engage.

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