🔍 DEWALT DW2535 Countersink Assortment Set for Enhanced Searching Efficiency Review

Use with care on hardwood such as hickory. I tried moving the base down but to make it short enough you have to be on the edges of the helix and it wobbles a lot. After a few cuts in the wood and, of course, a click, I realized that this wasn't true. Demolished it in the end and left the bat buried in the wood. Now I have to try and find a harder bit and drill this thing out without making the hole any bigger. Ryobi makes a set that has almost no drill to break. They'll probably work well on…

I used the longest countersink for about half an hour before it broke like cheap plastic. I drilled holes in 2x4 and 2x6 for a backyard garden planter so it wasn't exactly industrial use. For reference, I used my DeWalt 20V MAX cordless drill (DCD985B) on the lowest setting (1) to drill holes directly into the wood. Luckily I was able to finish the job with a medium countersink and it didn't break - at least not yet. I'm usually amazed at the quality and durability of DeWalt tools. This is my…

I bought these countersinks despite at least one review mentioning that they are not straight. I thought a company like DeWalt would solve this problem. Not correct! The two bits I received vibrated heavily and one was acceptable. I tried returning them but Revane said they were non-refundable. Apparently the quick-change function on the bit shank is not set directly. Good Chinese quality control. I decided to use a hacksaw and cut off the quick coupler on all three. Now the bits spin easily…

Countersink #8 broke while drilling the third hole in a 1" x 6" piece of Douglas fir. I had to use Vise-Grip pliers to remove the drill bit. A conical screw bit design pulls the countersink into the wood at an uncontrolled rate, and the momentum created when the bit hits the wood shears the bit. Quick-change hex shank. If a conventional twist drill was used, as is common with other countersink drill sets, this would probably never have happened. I've used a relatively inexpensive set of 4…

At first I was very happy with this set. I tried to save money by buying an adjustable set instead of fixed length countersinks. I've used #6 and #8 to sink about 100 holes for several projects I've built over the past few months. However, for the first few projects I used the same size screws so I didn't really have to adjust the countersunk collet. When I had to make adjustments for different length carriages, my problems started. The lag screw requires considerable force to stay in place…

Works well until it fails. I bought this set of countersinks and several boxes of screws. The conical drill works well. It cuts very well through composite deck boats and wood. This leaves a nice countersink and loves the fact that the pre-drilled hole isn't the same diameter. I think the screw bites better. But there is a SERIOUS flaw in the design of this tool. The round drill is installed with KLEBER in a 1/4 hexagon shank. The glue fails after using the drill for a long time and heats up…

I have used DeWalt dies for many years. On my last set, the bits broke under moderately heavy use. I assumed it was my fault. Now I'm not so sure. My last purchase about a week ago contained defective bits. Swings #6 and #8. #6 broke after a few uses. Apparently there is a mistake in pressing the drill into the 1/4" sleeve. If you've ever been exposed to the Chinese sales and marketing mentality, then you know that the shipping container is the smallest unit they sell and put in ship to the…