Has anyone seen a full set of quick change drill bits anywhere? Craftsman, DeWalt, Ryobi, etc, sell kits with the adapter plus 4-5 bits but that's hardly a complete set of bits.

 

edit: Been looking around Sears' web site and found a few sets that might be OK. Are quick change bits/adapters compatible between manufacturers? Like a Craftsman bit with a DeWalt quick change chuck adapter.

Right now I have a 17 piece set from 1/16" to 1/2". I haven't seen any 1/2" QC bits anywhere. I guess the 1/4" hex shank limits the size of the bit.

 

Have you gone to www.craftsman.com and done a search for speed-lock?

They seem to have a decent selection. I have a small set of speed-lock bits and I like them. I've had them about 6-7 years. But I just do small home user stuff with them.

 

Yeah I looked around the Sears web site in the tools section. They have say a 40 piece set but its 5 actual drill bits and 35 screwdriver bits. I'm trying to find something with a good array of actual drill bits. I could care less about drivers bits since I already have that covered.

 

I went to my local Costco a couple weeks ago and they had a HUGE set of regular and quick change bits. Something crazy like 200 drill bits around $100 or so.

 

I went to Sears the other day and found out they do have some nice titanium bits up to 1/2" so I got a starter set with the adapter and a few bits up to 1/4" and added a few bits over 1/4" to it. I played with it a little and the first thing I noticed was how much play there is in the mounted bit. For example, with a 1/16" bit installed and the drill spinning at full speed, there appears to easily be more than 1/16" wobble. Probably 2-3x that. Same thing with some QC compatible hole saw and chisel bits I had laying around. Do I have a bad adapter or is that the way QC bits are? I have the Craftsman Speed-Lok adpater with the rubber grip around it. I wonder if the other sytle they had is any better.