Tools Speedbor Blue Groove Pro Spade Bit Set with Case, 8-Piece (341008)

Very happy with these bits. I've used them in installation of deadbolts on a few doors and they do their job well ('course, you need to pair them with a good drill!). The guide tooth worked perfectly to keep the bit on-center with the mark, and they cut cleanly. My only complaint is not about the bits themselves but the case: the item description states a hard-plastic molded case, which mine certainly did not include. Rather, I got a soft, semi-rigid folding case with elastic loops to secure each bit (like an oversized, fabric-coated matchbook). Elastic loops do NOT hold these bits securely, with those at the edges often falling out of place/out of the case.

I've used spade bits for 50 years, and this seems to be big value. My old spade bit are loose in a metal drawer, mostly resharpened until the is gone. I've always had to buy a separate 1-1/2" bit separately, and they are not cheap. This set has 17 bits with shanks the fit today's hand drills and also fit nicely in a normal Jacob Chuck on hand drill or drill press.The case is one of the nicer cases that I've seen. It's molded plastic with a fold-over heavy canvas outer cover that holds with Velcro, keeping the bits securely in the case.

Great quality.In the picture I saw the 17 piece set came in a traditional open pocket sorting roll of cloth, blue in color of course with Irwin logo. What I received was a thousand times better: A molded plastic insert attached to a heavy duty canvas backing with rivets, on which 17 molded hexagonal receptor slots were set. Each bit clicks in and out of the holder. I love when good design is applied to cases and holders, it really makes a difference. I always end up losing bits because a loose pocket doesn't seem like that much of a home. There's something about 17 clickable SLOTS that just yells "replace me when you're finished." I haven't lost a bit since, and have used the tool about 5 times. A new personal record for how disorganized and absent minded with that sort of thing I am.

After having issues with receiving this set from Amazon (or rather not getting), I ended up grabbing these locally for roughly the same price. My original plan for these were to use for drilling holes into a couple pine stumps but found that they were not particularly effective for that and an Auger bit was more useful for that purpose. Unlike the auger bit, the spade bits kept hanging up as I drilled into the wood. Even though they didn’t work for that purpose, this set is decent enough quality for me to hang onto and use for around the home.My set came in a blue nylon flip case that has several slots for holding the bits. The case works ok but the slots don’t hold as well as I think they should as the bits tend to fall out if you don’t have the case closed. The bits themselves are decent quality and for occasional use at drilling holes into studs, they work well enough. The blades are sharp and work fine for home use. They aren’t good for boring into stumps though and I don’t know how well these would hold up for regular/commercial use though.4 stars

I really only purchased these for 1 project, but already found something else for this type of bit. Some old sconces needed replacing, but the mounts were not modern enough to work with what we bought at Lowes. So a little deconstruction of the fixture and a countersunk hole with the Speedbore allowed me to line up and route out some space to attach part of the fixture.As far as performance, I don't have experience with space bits - just standard drilling into walls. That said, these bits felt to grab and work extremely well. Absolutely no wiggle or jumping prior to engaging with my work piece. Even more impressive considering I was using cheap pine from a pallet used to ship an item to my house: feeling pretty accomplished for someone that's never wired lighting or upcycled anything before.These bits are definitely imbedding my preference for the Irwin trademark.

I could not find a complete set of spade wood bits in the stores. This is the complete set that Irwin makes, it is very handy to have them all in one place. They are good quality at a good price. I use them mostly on a drill press and they work well. As with any spade bit the cut is a bit rough but these are better that most and have held up well so far.

For those of you with Dewalt Tough Cases... my Irwin bits arrived and I said to myself, "hmmmm, now that looks a lot like a Dewalt Tough Case." Took it out to my shop and lo and behold IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME CASE except in blue, right down to the interior bit holder slots and the side latches. I'm not sure why Irwin doesn't publicize this. I realize they are a different brand but both Irwin and Dewalt are owned by Stanley Black and Decker. That must be the reason they're the same design. Either ways, I unexpectedly got a case I already love that locks in and stacks with my other cases. And, because it's blue I know which one is my spade bits. Definitely going to look at the other Irwin products now to see if they come in the same cases.

I had the same basic set in my work trucks for 10 + years of course not used daily but occasionally over the corse of 10 years. Finally they needed to be replaced and I’m very happy with them already. Definitely worth the money

Just as the picture shows. All the drills are perfect. Great value, Great Product.

Estas brocas o espadas para madera de Irwin, son de lo mejor para trabajos sencillos o profesionales.La gama de medidas disponibles en el estuche lo hacen muy versátil, y la construcción de cada broca es sólida sin rebabas y con un filo excelente.Con un taladro de banco la precisión aumenta pero el fino diseño de las brocas te permite usarlas con cualquier taladro común, aunque recomiendo uno de velocidad variable.Las he utilizado en madera blanda y dura, y el resultado de los cortes es limpio y siempre te permiten tener el control de la profundidad de corte.Excelente precio, gran cálidad y muy prácticas.

I'm doing some custom wood working projects around the acreage. I needed a spade drill bit to counterbore some holes to hide my lag screw heads. These bits did an amazing job with some wet poplar tree trunks. Wet wood is always more difficult to drill into as it is more dense with the water. These drill bits didn't have any problem making a nice counterbore hole.For people that will be counterboring or drilling out large holes up to 1 7/8" I would recommend this set.

Very good product for drilling, stays sharp, clean cut

Productos de excelente calidad, las he trabajado con con un taladro inalámbrico de 12volts y han trabajado muy bien, cuando las compre el precio estaba algo alto pero aún así eran excelentes ya que conseguir algo similar en México resultaría más caro.