: Went back to the hardware store and came home with a
: cobalt bit.

: Just ran back to a hardware store over lunch and the guy said that the titanium coated bit is stronger than the cobalt.

Don't you just love the Helpful Hardware Guys! Surprised he didn't try to sell you a drill press. I'm sure you told them what you were trying to drill, and any hardware employee that's worth a darn would have suggested the slower speed, oil, and goggles. That is unless you were dealing with one of the big outfits, but the local hardware store should know better. I always do the light switch test when I go into a local hardware store (the ones that say they're the experts with the personal touch, not like the big boys). You tell 'em you need a light switch and if they march you over to the $25 dimmer deluxe, you know you should probably shop elsewhere.

Jim