| | |  | Dewalt | Home » » » DEWALT DW1956 Pilot Point 16-Piece Twist Drill Bit Assortment | | | | | | | Description: | | The DeWalt DW1956 16-piece Pilot Point twist drill bit assortment comes with pilot point tips for starts on contact that result in clean, accurate holes. These bits are designed to reduce lock-up on breakthrough, and also feature a no-spin shank that eliminates the frustration of bit spinning in the chuck. Other features include a tapered web for greater durability and reduced breaking, and size markings that are located above the shank to prevent wearing away. This kit comes with two 1/16-inch, one 5/64-inch, one 3/32-inch, one 7/64-inch, one 1/8-inch, one 9/64-inch, one 5/32-inch, and one 11/64-inch split point drill bits and one 3/16-inch, one 13/64-inch, one 7/32-inch, one 1/4-inch, one 5/16-inch, one 3/8-inch, and one 1/2-inch pilot point drill bits, and a secure carrying case. | | | Features: | |
• Pilot point tips for clean, accurate holes
• No-spin shank eliminates spinning in the chuck, size markings located above shank to prevent wearing away
• Designed to reduce lock-up on breakthrough
• Bits include (in inches) two 1/16-, 5/64-, 3/32-, 7/64-, 1/8-, 9/64-, 5/32- and 11/64-inch split point drill bits
• Also includes 3/16-, 13/64-, 7/32-, 1/4-, 5/16-, 3/8- and 1/2-inch pilot point drill bits
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.75 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.75 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 43 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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49 of 59 found the following review helpful:
 Far too agressive!!!Oct 08, 2005
By M. Geiser
"matt"
These bits were fine for utility work but when used for any finish work.. (i.e. mounting hardware or trying to drill w/o going all the way through) they are too hungry for the wood. The larger bits don't actually drill through the wood so much as drill into it like a screw. Even when being extra careful to apply light pressure the drill was twisted out of my hand as the bit tore through my workpiece. while drilling through some Maple Plywood drawer fronts the bit pulled the workpiece up off the table and out of my hand leaving a large chipped out area of veneer on the face of my piece. I also wasn't impressed with the pilot point, the bit still walked. Nothing beats an awl or center punch for accurate drilling
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 These are very good bits!Jan 17, 2005
By Scott Pointon
"Former Marine, Librarian, Woodworker, Homebrewer"
I bought this set at Lowe's and so far I am very pleased with their quality. I paid about the same price but I also got a free DeWalt baseball cap in the deal! The bits have stayed sharp through many projects and this new design for the case is a vast improvement - the hinge is much stronger and I feel it will hold up well. Because this assortment includes all of the sizes you would use most often, I keep mine right in the case with my DeWalt cordless drill so I am never without them!
Buy these and you won't regret it - especially if you often work away from your workshop!
22 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 It's OK set of drill bits but not all that great.Jun 24, 2005
By V. Hoang
I've owned this set for a year with very infrequent use and half of the bits are useless now. It was sharp at first but dulls pretty quickly although it lasted much longer than the Black and Decker bits. I dropped the largest bit 3/8 from waiste height and it broke in half. Anyway, I'm now shopping for another set of drill bits and Dewalt drill bits are not going to be on my shopping list.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Pilot point? Not sure where it would be useful.Feb 08, 2007
By Sam F. John
"samfpj"
I was looking for a set of drill bits in the 5/8 - 1/2 inch category, and I happened to see this dewalt set at home depot. I got it thinking its dewalt, its got to be good. Well, maye Im using it for the wrong purpose, but when I drill holes in soft wood like pine, it rips up the wood at the top pretty bad. My old B&D twist drill bits do a cleaner job. Guess I should have done my research before buying this set.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Fast, but aggressive on soft materialsFeb 19, 2012
By P Cheng
These drill bits are very well made in a nice case. The case design allows you to easily insert the bits (insert at an angle near the base of the holder, and then push the tip down into the slot).
The larger bits all have anti slip notching, which is a nice feature.
The bits work great on metal (aluminum, steel, stainless are all no problem). Wood is also fine. However on thin plastic or thin wood, especially plastic the bit has too much bite, and can sometimes leave a messy hole.
On metal this is fine. With careful control of pressure and drilling speed there is no problem with any material. By using a slow/medium drilling speed and very light pressure plastic holes come out beautiful.
Also the case and bits have been through quite a bit of abuse already, and no loss of finishing. A good touch is the lettering is placed well below the shank, reducing wear.
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