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What you receive is a set of single cutter bits. It dug through the wood very agressively. This is not true. Granted they are new and not yet had their first encounter with a nail, but boy do they chew through wood. The product description states "Two-cutter design on even the smallest bits for improved efficiency".
Thus a final rating of 2. I added a -3 for false advertising. I used the 2-9/16" bit first for some 2" waste plumbing. Obviously this wouldn't work on the largest bits as the spur isn't long enough.So overall, I rate the product a 5. What matters is the consumer doesn't get what they thought they were getting.What about the product I did receive. The center feed spur is long enough that, at least for this size, it would start at that angle and pull the bit down in. It doesn't really matter who botched it. I then followed this with drilling a couple 1-1/4" holes at a 45 degree angle.
The photos show two cutter bits as well. The work was remodel on older construction, so the 2x's were well dried. It's a shame really, I probably would have ordered these bits anyway even if the product description and photos had been accurate. I don't know if it is Amazon that bungled it, or DeWalt pulled a fast one and downgraded the product without changing the model information. It is very good.
The set doesn't just look great though, it works as good as it looks.A real pleasure to use. Every once in a while, you come across something that as soon as you open it, you just know it's going to work great. I own A LOT of Dewalt tools, so I expected to get a good quality set when I ordered this item. When it arrived, I was actually fairly suprised at just how good the fit and finish of the set actually is.
The other bits were great. If you look on the picture that is shown they look shinny the ones you get now are black. Dewalt has changed the product but still uses the same 1649 number Be careful there is only one cutting head now. Everybody advertises that there are two cutting heads.
Excellent product, finished a 1/2 hour project in 5 minutes.If you cut holes for plumbing or electrical these are the bits to have.
Rugged and sharp, I expect many years of good service from these bits. With extra screw heads and the extention it is a truely nice product. As a professional contractor I have been using hole saws for many years. I picked up this set as a back-up, however, it has become the most-used drill set that I reach for.
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