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Review on Bosch Clic Change Self Centering Assortment CC2430: Simplify and Accelerate Your Project by Will Jenkins

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best money spent on drill parts and accessories

I grew up in a furniture store and helped my father as soon as I could walk. Here's the thing: I've always done screws with a punch hit with a hammer. An old German carpenter who went through the shop system before WWII taught me how to keep a bar of ivory soap in my tool belt. You punch a hole in the center of the buttstock, coat the screws with soap to lubricate the threads and keep the bezels from chipping, and unscrew them. I used a Yankee screwdriver long before cordless drills were commonplace. A few years ago, I took a cheap self-centering drill and put it in my (then) high-tech 14-volt cordless drill. The result was worse and slower than what I've always done with a hammer. So I went back to stamping, ignoring the glares from the other carpenters. I just realized that her disregard for my sure-footed Stanley stemmed from the same ignorance that led her to ask me why I needed a copy saw. Anyway, since then there have been several presidents, and I really like Bosch tools (I even buy Bosch kitchen appliances), so I decided to give it another try. I received these bits about a week ago and have used them for about 2-300 loops since then. I have to tell you, I'm a convert. They are as accurate as they are easy to use. I've used them on everything from solid mahogany doors to hollow core doors to closet doors. They are sharp and do not clog with dust. Of course you could just pan like all painters do when they pull the doors back up. All of your screws will be sticking out of the hinge's surface at a weird angle, and all of your doors will be rubbing against the butt in weird places. But damn. Everyone else does it! Or you could, for once in your life, act like a real carpenter and order them.

Pros
  • PRACTICAL: change bits without retightening
Cons
  • Little things