Active Aqua The Stepper Titanium Step Drill Bit | 1/4 to 1-3/8 in, 9 Steps

What a Titanium Step Drill Bit Replaces in a Grow Room

Nine steps, 1/4 in up to 1-3/8 in, an eighth of an inch at a time, on a 6 in shaft. That is most of the holes a room needs, off one bit instead of a drawer full of them. The point is self starting, which is the part that matters on a curved bucket wall where a twist bit skates. Heat treated high speed steel sits under a titanium nitride coating. It is double fluted, so chips clear and the bit does not grab as a shoulder breaks through.

Where Active Aqua The Stepper Stops Being the Right Bit

Plastic is where it earns its place, and plastic is also where people ruin the hole. Keep the drill slow, roughly the 400 to 700 rpm band, and let the cutting edge do the work. Push it faster and friction melts the wall of a tote instead of cutting it, then the melt closes back in behind the bit. Back thin panels with scrap so the last step does not blow out the far side. Size down rather than up when drilling for a fitting. An oversized hole will not seal, no matter how hard you tighten the nut. The ceiling is real. This is a sheet material bit, and it stalls in thick stock. Anything wider than the top step wants a pilot hole and a hole saw.

Key Features

• Nine steps on one bit: 1/4 in to 1-3/8 in in eighth-inch jumps, so one shaft covers the common sizes.
• Self starting point: No pilot hole and no centre punch, even on the curve of a bucket or tote.
• Titanium nitride over heat treated HSS: A harder face than bare steel, which is what keeps the small steps sharp.
• Double flute: Chips clear as you go and the bit stops grabbing when a shoulder breaks through.
• 6 in overall: Short enough to stay square in a cordless drill held at arm's length.
• Run it slow in plastic: Around 400 to 700 rpm. Faster melts the hole shut behind the bit.
• Knows its limit: Sheet material only. Thick stock and holes past 1-3/8 in want a hole saw.

Technical Specifications