As an HVAC guy, I'm always finding uses for step bits. I just got a hold of some of the Diablo step bits! These are pretty impressive! #tools #diablotools #stepbit Link: amzn.to/3bI3SQX
Brother I'm a electrician have been in the trade since 97 and when we use step/uni bits myself and my guys we ar least spray wd-40 on it so we don't smoke a 70$ bit after couple holes... I know you're just showing us but a lot of guys and gals that don't know better watch these to learn...
@@cheryljason9617 I’ve been an licensed HVAC and Plumbing contractor for 18 years and never used oil. I get plenty of life out of a quality step bit. It’s all about personal preference - keep doing your thing brother!
@@cheryljason9617 WD-40/RD-90/ Chemtech-56x are all a bit light on viscosity but yes any oil is better than none and will, using the parlance of our time save one from destroying an expensive bit or dulling it significantly after three holes... but seriously, old or used motor oil of any weight works great as “Unser Freud aus Deutschland” says! Big companies who sell cutting fluid by the 55 gallon barrel are really just selling you simple canola oil that didn’t make USFDA spec, as edible for one reason or another, sometimes they do add friction/viscosity modifiers but even that is fairly rare... so save a couple quarts if you ever change your own motor oil or buy a gallon of the cheapest canola oil ( think Walmart ) and save your drill bits and metal shaping tools on the cheap!
Cone cutter....... get loads of life out of el cheapo £10 cone cutters with no oil so would imagine this beast would last long time ...... even without lube juice😱
I wouldnt worry about oil as you're not on a step for long enough to over heat it. But you shouldn't go fast like this guy as you are just rounding off the teeth
Impact drilling steel, well i guess that works when someone else is paying for the bits... in the meantime i’ll stick with lots of lube and a few pecks before i dive right in... if you know what i mean.
I used to think the same thing but lately have changed my mind. U ever have a drill about break your wrist drilling through 2×4s with a boaring bit when it gets stuck, I have. After trying out the impact I'll hafta say it worked good and didn't stick. Same thing with a step bit on metal. But drills do still have there place with certain drill bits.
I am glad that someone recognizes that. If the drill binds and breaks your wrist it's because you aren't drilling straight and holding onto the drill like a 😿
This reminds me of when I got an Audit by the DOT Cops, they start little by little and when you realize it, bam!! Its all the way in, not even spit or any lube, just in all dry....
I know a lot of people put down the harbor freight version of this but I have to say I have had nothing but good luck using them. They actually work better than my high dollar drill bits. I was working on something on a Friday night and for whatever reason was this piece of steel started killing all my drill bits. I even resharpen them and it was taking forever to drill one stinking hole and I need it to do eight more. That's when I remembered I had my harbor freight step up drill bit s. Not only did it drill the other eight holes it did it without me even stopping to let them cool off. I just used them again last weekend and still had the same results. I do think I will buy one of these you just never know what you might run up against. Just like that Friday night and my garage never in a million years would have thought I would have been over there that long in the middle of the night drilling holes.
Yeah, not only that, just because it is impact rated doesn't mean you should even be using an impact in the first place. Cordless impact craze kills me sometimes. There are still times you should be using your drill.
Hey man, just because you probably buy your tools at Walmart or Harbor Freight and they don’t last longer than 1 use, don’t hate on the guy using Milwaukee and Diablo. A 1-2 knockout punch
That’s all well and good. But a freaking harbor freight one will do the same brand new. What I wanna know is how long the edge lasts under normal abuse. Cause the problem is sharpening them. Really hard to do unless you have the right equipment.
Drilling metal you have to push down, otherwise it chatters and ruins the drill bit. And with the extra speed that an impact gives vs a proper drill, you need to push down extra hard. I've ruined many a drill bit before I was told this!
@@samuelmellars7855 You still push enough to have the drill bit bite the substrate but you don't need to push any harder than that. If you have to push so hard your hands are wobbling, the bit is either dull or you are not strong enough. With a stepper bit, it takes very little force to drill a hole as the bit does the work. No skating or chattering with one of these
Most bits are good the first time you use them. Its a matter of how long they last. Thats what these videos cant tell you. No oil is not going to help either. Also i cant tell exactly but that pipe looks like 1/4" thick which isnt recommended as the steps are most likely designed for 3/16 apart which is only barely so not the worst but doesnt help. Basically the next step is starting to cut while the step b4 is also cutting. Some step bits only designed for 1/8". Its all about how far apart the steps are. I have some specialty step bits that are designed for 1/2" thick and they are badass. Expensive tho. They have a unique shank design with their own adapters to throw on a 1/2" impact wrench. Mid torque or high torque power basically needed tho. Compact impact wrench can work but not that great due to higher rpm and less torque. They perform the best with the absolute highest torque
I would not recommend using an impact drill, plus let the bit do the work not your muscles... it's not a race. As for oil... I'm in HVAC iv had a bit for over five years and still holds up, but I'm usually not going thru metal that thick
Don't know about these specific Diablo bits, but typically if you don't use oil/lube and it starts smoking, the bit is pretty much done. It doesn't take much to care for your tools.
@@thedude7726 guess I’ve been getting the bad one then. Never had luck with the HF ones and these are great if you don’t do what he just did. And yes I do understand it’s just for demonstration, but like everyone reading this! You might not comment on them all but you all have or will do it at least once! So that’s what I did. This was my open mouth insert foot video! I’ll be here all week and be sure to tip your waitress!! 🤦♂️🤪
I prefer to not watch him slip off of a rounded surface for 5 minutes. A good center punch would have the same effect and not changed the outcome IMO, is what it is.
Yeah and watch how many people gonna think it's gonna go in that fast and be completely disappointed when they see that the item doesn't perform as it's being advertise
correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like these are marketed towards electricians, being that 7/8 & 1 1/8 are highlighted. as well as all of your regular bolt sizes
I use steps all the time and this one cut about the same but did how ever seem to refrain from damaging on one cut. Could last longer maybe than most bits. I'd honestly rather see you cut 5- 10 holes in a hard metal and see how it holds up damage wise. Any step but can cut a hole once.
Honestly unibits aren’t really worth the fortune they cost. If you mainly use the 7/8 you can buy the 7/8 carbide bit by Klein or ideal. They don’t snap plug you can change out the pilot bit
These things are as much use as a hip pocket in a singlet, only good if you need a certain size hole in a thin piece of material. Can’t do a 1/2 inch hole in a 3/8 piece of steel unless you come from both sides, not always possible. Just sayin!!!
I feel like an impact would be an awful idea to test a step bit with you don’t need impacting force you just need some good cutting lube and good speed forcing is how you ruin step bits
@@aaronwibbenmeyer1662 Yes ATF of any weight would be just fine. Even stuff that dark brown. But remember ATF will strip paint right off a car and it will seriously mess up your skin so you had better be wearing those 3mm thick, blue rubber gloves that chemists wear when working serious acids/bases.
@@aaronwibbenmeyer1662 Both Brake fluid and ATF are also really just a grades of hydraulic oil. Break fluid is far worse on paint or skin but ATF is loaded with tetraethyl lead. Ingestion leads to a rather horrible death after about 36 hours of agony. Protracted contact with mucus membranes leads to death somewhere down the road. Prolonged skin contact leads to absorbtion into the bloodstream in per portion with the duration and area in contact... shortening your lifespan. So yes, a very little bit never hurt anyone. Guys who work with it carelessly just get told, years/decades later, by a doctor that they have some rare form of cancer or other terminal diagnosis. They never know the cause. Pour a capful and dip the tip of you bit but be careful...both are hardcore poison!
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Brother I'm a electrician have been in the trade since 97 and when we use step/uni bits myself and my guys we ar least spray wd-40 on it so we don't smoke a 70$ bit after couple holes... I know you're just showing us but a lot of guys and gals that don't know better watch these to learn...
@@cheryljason9617 I’ve been an licensed HVAC and Plumbing contractor for 18 years and never used oil. I get plenty of life out of a quality step bit. It’s all about personal preference - keep doing your thing brother!
@@cheryljason9617 WD-40/RD-90/ Chemtech-56x are all a bit light on viscosity but yes any oil is better than none and will, using the parlance of our time save one from destroying an expensive bit or dulling it significantly after three holes... but seriously, old or used motor oil of any weight works great as “Unser Freud aus Deutschland” says!
Big companies who sell cutting fluid by the 55 gallon barrel are really just selling you simple canola oil that didn’t make USFDA spec, as edible for one reason or another, sometimes they do add friction/viscosity modifiers but even that is fairly rare... so save a couple quarts if you ever change your own motor oil or buy a gallon of the cheapest canola oil ( think Walmart ) and save your drill bits and metal shaping tools on the cheap!
Cone cutter....... get loads of life out of el cheapo £10 cone cutters with no oil so would imagine this beast would last long time ...... even without lube juice😱
So how does it compare to other step bits? And after the first few holes?
Looks nice! I usually add a few drops of oil before I use my step bits.... does anyone else think that’s a good idea or not needed ?
Good idea 💡
If you see smoke without, needed. If you don't, still best practice to add oil.
Good idea
I wouldnt worry about oil as you're not on a step for long enough to over heat it. But you shouldn't go fast like this guy as you are just rounding off the teeth
Cutting oil is always a good idea, I always keep my bits lubricated, it doesn't hurt since ive got 500ml bottle with me wherever I go
I dont trust anyone that wants to go in dry if you know what i mean
This comment made my day, its been a long day!
😂
Depends what metal, if I was drilling AMCO I’d never use any coolant just absolutely shred through it, D2 or even MS is a different story thou
Lol. It’s just smart to use a lil oil.
Man what🤦🏽♂️
Impact drilling steel, well i guess that works when someone else is paying for the bits... in the meantime i’ll stick with lots of lube and a few pecks before i dive right in... if you know what i mean.
Money changes everything
I use this item to get rid of my hemorrhoids, works great !
That sounds awful.
A sneeze fart will do the same............at least it feels like it does. . . . 😳
something tells me that the hemorrhoids are just an excuse.
That could cause a hemmoRIDGE if your not careful
Did it work?
Anything that cuts does not belong in an impact driver.
I used to think the same thing but lately have changed my mind. U ever have a drill about break your wrist drilling through 2×4s with a boaring bit when it gets stuck, I have. After trying out the impact I'll hafta say it worked good and didn't stick. Same thing with a step bit on metal. But drills do still have there place with certain drill bits.
I see tons of people using impacts on taps, dies, easy outs, hell even a lathe chuck lol my brains hurts every time
Impact is so much easier.
Impact is a hell of a lot safer. And if you have a hydraulic impact it's not ear piercing
I am glad that someone recognizes that. If the drill binds and breaks your wrist it's because you aren't drilling straight and holding onto the drill like a 😿
This reminds me of when I got an Audit by the DOT Cops, they start little by little and when you realize it, bam!! Its all the way in, not even spit or any lube, just in all dry....
I know a lot of people put down the harbor freight version of this but I have to say I have had nothing but good luck using them. They actually work better than my high dollar drill bits. I was working on something on a Friday night and for whatever reason was this piece of steel started killing all my drill bits. I even resharpen them and it was taking forever to drill one stinking hole and I need it to do eight more. That's when I remembered I had my harbor freight step up drill bit s. Not only did it drill the other eight holes it did it without me even stopping to let them cool off. I just used them again last weekend and still had the same results.
I do think I will buy one of these you just never know what you might run up against. Just like that Friday night and my garage never in a million years would have thought I would have been over there that long in the middle of the night drilling holes.
Diablo prods are awesome. Plumber here and use the cast iron blades a lot. So much faster and better than a diamond blade
Netflix: are you still watching? .... Someone's daughter...
First time Ive seen an impact used with a uni bit. Wonder what it does for life of the bit?
Had one once, shank snapped off in my impact. Tried like hell to get it out, but had to send it in
It looks like if it locks in its designed for for impact, I have an irwin one that only works with my drill
Its an amateur move, which is why you mostly see it on youtube...
@@whiteboy32607 yes sir. Been an electrician 20 years and that even looks like a bad idea. But hell things change. Just curious.
Impact drivers with unibits has been around a good while now. Milwaukee is already on their 3rd gen version iirc
I'll forever remember the day I discovered step bits.
Throw some tapping oil or something to cool the friction down
His knuckles were so white and his hand were shaking he was pushing so hard. Bit also looks ruined as it came through the other side
Was I the only one to think it was dumb to "DRILL" with an impact? Pfft... Tool pros... Got the tool part right, I don't know about the pro part.
That’s a great way to ruin a bit... for the sake of making a “cool” video.
Plus your hands are shaking because you’re way over pushing on your impact.
Yeah, not only that, just because it is impact rated doesn't mean you should even be using an impact in the first place. Cordless impact craze kills me sometimes. There are still times you should be using your drill.
If they didn't want it to go in a 1/4" impact they shouldn't make it lock in place.
Harbor freight step bits work just as good as $60 step bits I've used but I'm a Diablo fan so I would try for comparison.
I love step bits. When they’re new and unused.
And that bit is done. Haha I'd like to see the second pass
Won’t last long without cutting oil. Smoke with no oil on the bit means it’s roasted
Would of liked to seen the bit after drilling that if it was damaged or chipped
I usually spit first before I go that deep
Dry and fast, this guy is ruthless.
Heeey step bit, what are you doing!?
One hell of a uni-bit! No oil and the shavings never attempted to turn blue!
I'm getting one. I love buying tools... Thank you for the video...
Use cutting paste mate.. you don’t damage the step beat. 👍
Todays video....how to abuse your tools so they don't last
Hey man, just because you probably buy your tools at Walmart or Harbor Freight and they don’t last longer than 1 use, don’t hate on the guy using Milwaukee and Diablo. A 1-2 knockout punch
Harbor freight step bits work just as well when they're new . How bought after 20 uses
Likely the HF will STILL outlast this guy but looks like the name brand fellas may have FINALLY built something of descent quality
I understand a brace and bit hand crank drill . Had the same one for 22 years
Well there goes that step bit, time for a new one.
These bits are badass!!!!
Nothing like a warped bit to start off the day
you construction guys should dive more into drills/metals and the use of cutting oils.
I have a cheap 8.99 three set of this style bit at harbor freight. I love drilling holes in stuff with these.
That joint eats/digs💯💯
That’s all well and good. But a freaking harbor freight one will do the same brand new. What I wanna know is how long the edge lasts under normal abuse. Cause the problem is sharpening them. Really hard to do unless you have the right equipment.
Diablo means Devil 👹
Dont push so hard. Let the bit do the work.
Drilling metal you have to push down, otherwise it chatters and ruins the drill bit. And with the extra speed that an impact gives vs a proper drill, you need to push down extra hard. I've ruined many a drill bit before I was told this!
@@samuelmellars7855 You still push enough to have the drill bit bite the substrate but you don't need to push any harder than that. If you have to push so hard your hands are wobbling, the bit is either dull or you are not strong enough. With a stepper bit, it takes very little force to drill a hole as the bit does the work. No skating or chattering with one of these
@@testthisfordecficiencies woah man who you calling a weenie
@@alexrosado3890 Everyone! 🤪
Okay dad
I will take the ones i bought for $5 from china. They work great
Most bits are good the first time you use them. Its a matter of how long they last. Thats what these videos cant tell you. No oil is not going to help either. Also i cant tell exactly but that pipe looks like 1/4" thick which isnt recommended as the steps are most likely designed for 3/16 apart which is only barely so not the worst but doesnt help. Basically the next step is starting to cut while the step b4 is also cutting. Some step bits only designed for 1/8". Its all about how far apart the steps are. I have some specialty step bits that are designed for 1/2" thick and they are badass. Expensive tho. They have a unique shank design with their own adapters to throw on a 1/2" impact wrench. Mid torque or high torque power basically needed tho. Compact impact wrench can work but not that great due to higher rpm and less torque. They perform the best with the absolute highest torque
I would not recommend using an impact drill, plus let the bit do the work not your muscles... it's not a race. As for oil... I'm in HVAC iv had a bit for over five years and still holds up, but I'm usually not going thru metal that thick
And that bits trashed! You can see the different colors it’s changing as it goes through!
This bit is fine lol. I put my cheap harbor frieght bits through worse then This and they still cut fine.
Don't know about these specific Diablo bits, but typically if you don't use oil/lube and it starts smoking, the bit is pretty much done. It doesn't take much to care for your tools.
@@9oh4. I know but I’m saying look at the bit!! It looks like the front of a Harley header pipe on every one that’s been started!!
@@thedude7726 guess I’ve been getting the bad one then. Never had luck with the HF ones and these are great if you don’t do what he just did. And yes I do understand it’s just for demonstration, but like everyone reading this! You might not comment on them all but you all have or will do it at least once! So that’s what I did. This was my open mouth insert foot video! I’ll be here all week and be sure to tip your waitress!! 🤦♂️🤪
@@Deerslyr81 fuck yeah bro! Your milage may vary with harbor freight anything
It was already pre drill for the point to go in faster
I prefer to not watch him slip off of a rounded surface for 5 minutes. A good center punch would have the same effect and not changed the outcome IMO, is what it is.
Yeah and watch how many people gonna think it's gonna go in that fast and be completely disappointed when they see that the item doesn't perform as it's being advertise
Nah even my cheap step bits start holes better than most the bits i own.
Wore out the point on too many step bits. I always pre drill. I use regular bits for thicker steel but nothing beats a step for thinner materials.
that m12 brushless its the beast and the diablo make a team just add drops of cutting oil and may do it faster and easier
correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like these are marketed towards electricians, being that 7/8 & 1 1/8 are highlighted. as well as all of your regular bolt sizes
Wow! I'm gonna get one now for work
First and last use, burnt the bit SON!
Nope. I will post a video proving you wrong.
Impressive! Cost? And how long will it last under that kind of punishment?
Damn, like butter
That's one way to burn your bit up no lubrication at all. I say that bit is good for 2 to 3 drills at the most.
Spray the step bit with some transmission oil before you start to cut in, less smoke and it will last twice as long.
That’s a badass Vice!
And on one move!!! This step bit was destroyed...
I've been doing custom sheet metal for 20+ years. Those step bits don't last on stainless steel.
I use steps all the time and this one cut about the same but did how ever seem to refrain from damaging on one cut. Could last longer maybe than most bits. I'd honestly rather see you cut 5- 10 holes in a hard metal and see how it holds up damage wise. Any step but can cut a hole once.
Greenlee was the first step bit...still the best
Can't go wrong with any tool made Swiss
I didn’t knew Diablo had that drill bit
Yea right; what do the cost and can you ReSharpen them and how many holes can they do until dull.
Honestly unibits aren’t really worth the fortune they cost. If you mainly use the 7/8 you can buy the 7/8 carbide bit by Klein or ideal. They don’t snap plug you can change out the pilot bit
And it's now cooked 😋.
Nice it’s set up for impact gun
These things are as much use as a hip pocket in a singlet, only good if you need a certain size hole in a thin piece of material. Can’t do a 1/2 inch hole in a 3/8 piece of steel unless you come from both sides, not always possible. Just sayin!!!
You just destroyed a perfectly good drill bit
What's the brand of the vise or saw horse that you are using.....?
Pretty decent for a dry run through steel
I like the ol fashion way, slow and hard.
It worked.
The tip usually burns up and is then useless to start a hole.
I would put few drops oil to prolong life of drill bit coze not cheap to buy
Drills are made for a reason
Butter that thing up dude!
Why are you using an impact for drilling?
C'mon man you know to never go in dry. That's was painful to watch like you know going in dry.
I called it a xmastree got these in 3 variants that goes tru stainless steel. Never heard of diablo
Aren't you supposed to use cutting oil when doing this?
Dewalt set drill bet is the best.
I'm using a step bit to make the hole in my car firewall bigger and all it does it's stop moving while in the hole why is that
Damn I would have used something to oil it up
I feel like an impact would be an awful idea to test a step bit with you don’t need impacting force you just need some good cutting lube and good speed forcing is how you ruin step bits
I understand they put a quarter inch hex on there but you should use a drill I dont understand why people use impacts
Diablo claims they’re rated for an Impact - it’s on their website. I wanted to test it.
@@ToolPros that's cool and all just in general I get they are "rated" but its the same bit with a quarter inch adapter
Ever hear about cutting oil???
You don’t even need special cutting oil just throw some used trans fluid on it
@@aaronwibbenmeyer1662 Yes ATF of any weight would be just fine. Even stuff that dark brown. But remember ATF will strip paint right off a car and it will seriously mess up your skin so you had better be wearing those 3mm thick, blue rubber gloves that chemists wear when working serious acids/bases.
Naah a little atf never hurt nobody and I’ve always been told that only brake fluid strips paint never atf thanks for the tip
@@aaronwibbenmeyer1662 Both Brake fluid and ATF are also really just a grades of hydraulic oil. Break fluid is far worse on paint or skin but ATF is loaded with tetraethyl lead.
Ingestion leads to a rather horrible death after about 36 hours of agony.
Protracted contact with mucus membranes leads to death somewhere down the road.
Prolonged skin contact leads to absorbtion into the bloodstream in per portion with the duration and area in contact... shortening your lifespan.
So yes, a very little bit never hurt anyone. Guys who work with it carelessly just get told, years/decades later, by a doctor that they have some rare form of cancer or other terminal diagnosis. They never know the cause.
Pour a capful and dip the tip of you bit but be careful...both are hardcore poison!
@@robertwalsh5461 wow I never would have guessed I’ll remember that next time
These things always dull so fast. Why don't you try doing this 12 times in a row.
Pre drill a starter hole for step bits always.
@@countryracer69 yup... I do the same...that’s why I like using the quick release unibit.. so I can swap out a quick release 1/8 inch quickly
Ive had a bit set like this for 3 years, beat the hell out of it and they still cut just fine.
How well does it work on stainlessness
That's what's up
So how's it compare to Irwin, Klein and others?
No cutting oil dulled that joint out most likely smoke was rollin
Tell me how diablo anything is on the 30th cut ( I already know on some types)
I only use mine for sheetmetal. Going to last me a bit longer I think. 🤣
My harbor freight one does just as good
No it doesn’t. Just stop it. I love harbor freight, but no bit from them is worth a damn.
@@harveymanfrantinsingin7373 I know, I'm just jealous
No it doesn’t
Just another morning at the dentists office
1) impact driver damages metal bits.
2) where Is the oil Bro.
However, nice demostración.
I'll be honest I'd probably put it in an impact even if wasnt rated
I usually use wax or a dab of grease on the tip
Could watch this for hours so satisfying
Some folks are easily satisfied.
Does it actually say impact rated or are you just assuming that because it has a quick connect?
It actually impact rated. Check Diablo’s website.
My Lenox is crying in my tool bag
Si es diablo la marca Diablo 😈😈!!
Cool I need some iron filings
Cool 👍