On 2009-12-18 Jim McCorison, Orcas Island, WA wrote: The product description states ´Two-cutter design on even the smallest bits for improved efficiency´. The photos show two cutter bits as well. This is not true. What you receive is a set of single cutter bits. I don´t know if it is Amazon that bungled it, or DeWalt pulled a fast one and downgraded the product without changing the model information. It doesn´t really matter who botched it. What matters is the consumer doesn´t get what they thought they were getting.
What about the product I did receive? It is very good. Granted they are new and not yet had their first encounter with a nail, but boy do they chew through wood. I used the 2-9/16´ bit first for some 2´ waste plumbing. It dug through the wood very agressively. The work was remodel on older construction, so the 2x´s were well dried. I then followed this with drilling a couple 1-1/4´ holes at a 45 degree angle. The center feed spur is long enough that, at least for this size, it would start at that angle and pull the bit down in. Obviously this wouldn´t work on the largest bits as the spur isn´t long enough.
So overall, I rate the product a 5. I added a -3 for false advertising. Thus a final rating of 2. It´s a shame really, I probably would have ordered these bits anyway even if the product description and photos had been accurate.. And summed up by saying Falsely Described - Beware! But Good Anyway.. Currently DeWalt DW1649 8 Piece Selfeed Bit Kit, 7/16-Inch Shank has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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