Drill bits

[Dyonzi]

What type of material drill bits do u guys recommend for a locksmith?

[Squelchtone]

Yes.

What are you drilling? Wood doors? Aluminum door frames? Safes?

[Dyonzi]

Some wood but a also some steel doors.

[l0ckcr4ck3r]

Reasonable quality USA made, General purpose 118 Degree, High Speed Steel, Jobber length. These are about right....

https://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Latrobe-High-Speed-Conventional-21-piece/dp/B000LETYQQ/ref=sr_1_39?keywords=chicago+latrobe+118+degree&qid=1570888328&sr=8-39

Also buy a couple of packs of spares in maybe 1/8" & 1/4", you use those sizes all the time.

Id suggest 135 deg split points if you were only drilling metal but they grab badly in wood.

[billdeserthills]

I go through a lot of drill bits so I like to stock import bits which are good enough for most of my work like these https://www.victornet.com/tools/Import- ... ts/99.html
and then I also get a few cobalt bits for drilling harder things https://www.victornet.com/tools/Cobalt- ... ls/47.html
I just mainly buy these in 3/16" & 1/4"
I have carbide tipped drill bits too but I generally save them for safe opening, although I can remember a couple of times when I needed one to get through something stubborn with an ASSA on it

[Dyonzi]

Thanks