HSS Bits

Suitable for both professionals and DIY use, with our **HSS drill bits** in your toolbox, you’ll be able to easily tackle a wide range of drilling tasks. And if you are looking for HSS drill bits but aren’t quite sure which is recommended for your project, you can avail of our free expert advice.

Here’s everything you need to know about HSS drill bits before heading to checkout:

What is an HSS drill bit?

**HSS drill bits** (high-speed drill bits) are extremely hardwearing cutting tools commonly used for drilling into various materials, including wood, plastic, and metals such as steel, cast steel, grey cast iron, spheroidal graphite iron, sintered metal, and low hardness alloyed metals. Able to withstand high levels of stress and heat, an HSS drill bit is incredibly durable. We recommend keeping your HSS drill bits sharp to further increase their longevity.

HSS bits are suitable for a wide range of hand-held drills, drill presses, milling machines, lathes, and tapping machines. HSS drill bits can be used in corded and cordless drills and also can be used in drilling machines like radial drills, bench drills, gang drills, drill presses, and radial drill presses.

What types of HSS drill bits are there?

There are several types of HSS drill bits, each designed for a specific purpose. The most common HSS bit is the twist drill bit, used for general-purpose drilling.

Other common types of HSS drill bits include:

• Twist drill bits
• Spade bits (designed for drilling larger holes)
• Step drill bits (allow multiple diameter holes to be drilled with one bit)
• Brad-point bits (have a sharp tip, ideal for drilling into softer materials)
• Centre drill bits (used for creating a starting hole)
• Taper shank drill bits (typically used in industrial applications)
• Black oxide coated HSS drill bits (extra coating provides additional corrosion resistance and lubrication)
• Split point HSS drill bits

What makes our HSS drill bit selection special?

First of all, like everything else we offer here at Ace Fixings, our range of HSS drill bits are high-quality fixings that won’t disappoint you and make your job much quicker and easier. Second, we have many of the types of HSS drill bits mentioned above.

HSS drill bits come in a variety of shapes and sizes, each designed for a specific purpose. Some of the drill bit sizes we have in our range are:

• 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 10 mm, 11mm & 12.5mm HSS drill bits (straight shank bits)
• 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.2mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 6mm and 8mm long HSS drill bits
• 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 9mm & 10 mm cobalt drill bits