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I’ve got a kdrill and like it for the most part but i am seriously thinking of getting one of the new pistol bits or possibly the lite flite. I just hate the idea of buying a first year product though, could end up dealing with what all the pistol owners are dealing with now.
chippers will always be slower out of the box. for us on 10" of ice its literally a second or 2 longer at the beginning of the season (6" kdrill/6"pistol bit). However as the season wore on, it was very clear the the shaver blades had lost their edge a bit and it became almost identical time wise. the versatility and guide bit for the kdrill, we kept the kdrill. if we didn't mind sharpening mid season and got 24+" of ice we'd of probably kept the pistol bit. i'm certainly not going to take at face value a video put out by strikemaster thats for sure.
All are good augers. I've been running a nils 8in power point. I'm thinking I will try to sell it. Works great, and keeps sharp. Just looking at getting a flat blade shaver so I can sharpen my own blades.If I do, I plan on going to the 8in pistol bit with the power point on it. Then I will be able to sharpen my own blades with the $15 auger sharpener kit. Might wait untill cold snap gets a snap cover for it though.All the hand augers work just fine and all are light enough on the drill setups. The only reason to really go with any of these over the normal hand augers is to get the guide point. Which IMO is really only needed when needing to place holes in wheel houses.I will admit the industry has really played up and marketed the new drill augers well. They've convinced a lot of people to spend $200 on them vs $40 for the normal hand auger.....the weight savings is so negligible I can't see $160 worth of value.
Ok so I thought I had a 6" and an 8" Mini nero but they don't make an 8" so it is the 7" I have. I am going to have to check my bits because the 6" I bought might be 5" by mistake as well. OK just checked. It sure looks like a big difference in the 7" and 6". But that is what they are. I will use the 6" this year by hand until I can't get through fast enough. Then it is the old tried and true Gas auger for me.
You’re gonna get rid of your nils for a pistol bit?!? I’d suggest holding onto that nils first and seeing how you like the pistol bit. Sounds like quite the downgrade to me.
Put the Nero on a good drill like the Milwaukee fuel 1200in/lb with a 9ah battery you won't need a gas auger anymore. I kept my jiffy model 30 for 2-3yrs. I ended up selling it because the drill setup with a 9ah batter turns my nils 8in through 30in of ice no problem. It even turns a 10in mora, but works the drill pretty good. I only cut holes in the ice castle with it though......so it cuts 9holes then sits till we move the ice castle.
What is the weight difference between a metal 6 inch lazer compared to the new lite flight?
The weight savings is minimal. The thing about the light flite is the center point. With a lazer, the blades usually grab really good so a center point isn't near has big a deal on them. However, when you beak through the ice a lazer jolts pretty good.
Your comment interest's me. I have had two lazer 6 inch augers and have never had the jolt you are referring to. That being said, I do have an 8 inch auger that jolts me good that looks like a Strikemaster but isn't.