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6th June 2023, 05:44 PM #1
Fried Dough Twist Drills
Any one tried "Fried Dough Twist Drills"? Not sure if you make holes with them, or eat them. Source is an advertisement by Temu:
99pcs Straight Handle Fried Dough Twist Drill High Speed Steel Titanium Plated Set Hole Drill Set 1 5mm 10mm Wood Fried Dough Twist Drill | Shop On Temu And start Saving | Temu Australia
99pcs High Speed Steel Titanium Plated Drill Set - 1.5mm to 10mm
Straight Handle Fried Dough Twist Drill for Woodworking
Fried Dough.jpg Price A$3.95 including Shipping.
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6th June 2023, 06:59 PM #2
I have brought what looks similar from Bunnings in the past they came in a pressed black steel box.
They we’re about $20 I think, but not hundred percent sure there.
I brought them knowing they were cheap, but being mostly in the smaller size, I viewed them has basically throw away consumables.
Yes they worked making holes in wood an metal.
Cheers Matt.
I’m unsure how they tasted tho, Sorry.
Cheers Matt.
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6th June 2023, 10:19 PM #3
Well how do you think they make holes in donuts?
Hugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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7th June 2023, 06:56 AM #4
Graeme
Like Matt, I have bought similar sets not really expecting them to be much good other than for drilling holes in wood and also expecting to sharpen them out of the box (or packet in this case). The price at $3.95 (reduced from $21.49) is hard to believe, particularly as it includes shipping!
I wouldn't be expecting too much from them, but as to the " Fried Dough" description.....
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PaulBushmiller;
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7th June 2023, 08:02 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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I also bought a set from Bunnings in a plastic case, absolute rubbish, beware.
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7th June 2023, 01:58 PM #6Senior Member
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"Fried dough"...the sound of regret when the eighth drill bit breaks making simple hole in Radiata Pine, also the sound the said drill bit makes at the moment of failure...
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7th June 2023, 04:01 PM #7
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7th June 2023, 04:21 PM #8
At the price not much to loose but the fact you get a handful of each size kind of says how good they are likely to be.
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John
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7th June 2023, 04:25 PM #9Bushmiller;
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7th June 2023, 04:58 PM #10
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27th July 2023, 01:31 AM #11Senior Member
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Temu seems more focused on selling direct to individual customers than Alibaba's bulk numbers to wholesalers and retailers.
I've bought a few items from Temu and found them okay. I bought this more specialised adjustable router guide and it is at least as good as Timbecon and Carbatec would offer, if they had it. It is a decent jig for a very modest price, although the same item is on Temu for about two and half times the price from another source, so you need to shop carefully. It is far more accurate and versatile than I could have made from timber, and far, far cheaper than I could have made it for my labour time.
1 Set Trimming Machine Milling Groove Engraving Guide Rail Multi Functional Adjustable Backing Auxiliary Guide Bracket Woodworking Tool | 24/7 Customer Service | Temu Australia
I'm not saying Temu items are all good quality as they're probably not. Temu lists a very nicely made alloy self centreing jig which looks identical with one I bought from another site to centre door latches, but which was out by about 1 mm. Perhaps like me you will still end up with it sitting in your 'Maybe I'll find a use for this one day' pile of failed experimental purchases.
As for the bulk cheap drill bits, I still have a nice steel box with a nice plastic tray of many sized supposedly titanium coated bits I bought from Bunnings about seven or eight years ago on the basis that they were so cheap it didn't matter if I drilled only one hole with each bit, plus I'd have a ready supply of replacements in the ute if I broke a good drill bit on site. This massive set of bits is short maybe a couple of dozen bits tried and thrown away in disgust, because they're poorly ground and crap metal and struggle to drill pine. I still have them only because maybe I'll find a use for them, or the box, one day.Last edited by 419; 27th July 2023 at 01:36 AM. Reason: Correction
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27th July 2023, 05:02 PM #12Originally Posted by 419
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28th July 2023, 08:43 AM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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Definitely cheaper than Dormer's drill bits!
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28th July 2023, 08:53 PM #14GOLD MEMBER
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At 3 cents a drill bit and you expect some sort of quality?
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28th July 2023, 11:47 PM #15
I've the perfect use for 'em... leaving 'em in plain view in my toolbox (along with a few Chaiwanese cardboardium cutting disks) while I lock my Suttons, etc. in the ute drawer.
I'm betting that the pixies will only nick one or two before moving on to better pickings.
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