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Help me with my tool!

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FP

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I have a DeWalt drill that I have been using for the last year or so. I just received a huge 250 piece drill bit set as a gift.

The problem is I am not exactly sure how I am supposed to use all of the bits. Half of the bits have a hex connector. The other half have round connectors.

I used one of the round connector bits in my drill and it worked fine going into some wood, but when I tried to back it out the chuck just spun around the bit. It basically wouldn't grab the bit at all. I now have a piece of 4x4 with a bit stuck in it.

Are you supposed to use the round bits the same way as the hex bits?

Chuck
Bits

Thanks!
 
Both bits in the "bits" picture work fine in a drill. THe hex shaped ones just grab better but with the circle ones, you just have to make sure you realy crank the chuck on there tight.
 
Originally posted by: dartworth
some people shouldn't be allowed to use power tools...
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Wow how does it feel to be so brilliant? Never needing to ask questions?

Go nef someplace else...
 
Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Originally posted by: dartworth
some people shouldn't be allowed to use power tools...
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LOL I hate keyless chucks.
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Not me. I have a Makita and a Dewalt, and I never had a moments trouble. Then again, I know how to tighten a chuck 😛
 
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Both bits in the "bits" picture work fine in a drill. THe hex shaped ones just grab better but with the circle ones, you just have to make sure you realy crank the chuck on there tight.
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Unfortunately it is a keyless chuck so it only tightens so much before it starts to slip. Oh well, at least I am using them right.

Thanks for the replies!
 
Originally posted by: binister
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Both bits in the "bits" picture work fine in a drill. THe hex shaped ones just grab better but with the circle ones, you just have to make sure you realy crank the chuck on there tight.
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Unfortunately it is a keyless chuck so it only tightens so much before it starts to slip. Oh well, at least I am using them right.

Thanks for the replies!
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I don't understand why you are having this problem at all.
I used both my drills with a 1/2 inch diameter, 18" long auger bit to drill though as much as 9 inches of wet pressure treated wood. The drill would twist out of my hand before it would slip. Something isn't right.
 
Keyless chucks are nice, but sometimes you can't use them (really cold weather and slippery gloves or something). Keyed chucks let you torque the sh1t out of them, but you're going to have to come up with something if you lose the key. I think I used 3 screwdrivers to torque my Metabo corded drill because I couldn't find the key.

EDIT: Be careful when you use the hex shaft drill bits. Drill bits with round shafts will slip if you use excessive torque, but hex shaft drill bits don't have any safety margin (Stuck drill -> catastrophic failure). 😛
 
Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
Originally posted by: binister
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Both bits in the "bits" picture work fine in a drill. THe hex shaped ones just grab better but with the circle ones, you just have to make sure you realy crank the chuck on there tight.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately it is a keyless chuck so it only tightens so much before it starts to slip. Oh well, at least I am using them right.

Thanks for the replies!
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I don't understand why you are having this problem at all.
I used both my drills with a 1/2 inch diameter, 18" long auger bit to drill though as much as 9 inches of wet pressure treated wood. The drill would twist out of my hand before it would slip. Something isn't right.
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When you are tightening your DeWalt keyless does it "pop" when you have tightened it enough to grab the bit? If so, do you continue to tighten it more?
 
Originally posted by: binister
Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
Originally posted by: binister
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Both bits in the "bits" picture work fine in a drill. THe hex shaped ones just grab better but with the circle ones, you just have to make sure you realy crank the chuck on there tight.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately it is a keyless chuck so it only tightens so much before it starts to slip. Oh well, at least I am using them right.

Thanks for the replies!
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I don't understand why you are having this problem at all.
I used both my drills with a 1/2 inch diameter, 18" long auger bit to drill though as much as 9 inches of wet pressure treated wood. The drill would twist out of my hand before it would slip. Something isn't right.
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When you are tightening your DeWalt keyless does it "pop" when you have tightened it enough to grab the bit? If so, do you continue to tighten it more?
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Bah gimme a 1/2 keyed Electric drill if I need to drill anything heavy duty.

If you only need to drill 1/4 holes the cordless drills are okay,
but if its heavy drilling you need the 18 volt cordless,and spare batteries.Almost
as easy to get an extension cord,and the heck with the batteries.😉

🙂
 
Just tighten it down as much as you can. I had a Ryobi cordless drill that you couldn't tighten the chuck down enough on a round bit to keep it from slipping in the chuck. Eventually the chuck failed and I replaced it with a better one and never had that problem again. When the charger failed I just threw it away and bought a DeWalt. The DeWalt is much better though and I've never had a bit slip in it.

Maybe your chuck is bad.
 
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