Dunno. I've an idea they are made in Mexico but can't find the reference.

It's increasingly hard to tell where anything comes from. Presto have been through many changes of ownership. In 2006 the brand was purchased from Kennametal by Suncraft International. Suncraft International are Chinese, which implies that Presto are Chinese made. Or maybe not! These days most corporates are international entities. Who owns them, where they are registered, where they pay tax, and where they actually make stuff are all liable to change. If it's not too risky and they can make more profit by moving, they do.

All the Presto drills I've had have been good.

Dave

I bought a set of Presto taps thinking the quality was Presto of old but they turned out to be carbon steel not HSS.

On the drills topic I have a set 1mm to 5.9 and another 6mm to 10 both sets by 0.1mm increments so most needs covered. They are from MSC and bought when on their offer sheet for very reasonable money. One is Interstate brand not sure of the other.

Hi Steve

My vote goes to the Dormer 4 facet TiN set.

I bought a set a few years back ….. choking back the tears for parting with a wedge of tenners.

But I have to say they are great – accurate and have lasted brilliantly. I've used the hell out of them and they are still in good nick, but here's the thing, because they were expensive, I think I look after them.

I had gone through quite a few sets of cheaper ones before these (and one from Presto)

Cheers – Will

I have a 1-6×0.1mm Sherwood (Cromwell tools) set (currently about 51 quid) and a 6-10×0.1mm Presto set and they are both perfectly OK, not rubbish at all – they cut as well and true as my Dormers.I'm a part-timer though, so can't comment on how well they hold up over time.

Rob.

I bought a cheap set in Lidls, all snapped like carrots . However , their metric taps set  and drills to suit were much better , but i've lost them all

Edited By Hacksaw on 22/05/2017 21:59:09

Hi Steve, see my post of a few days ago, see the link here for Hertel drill sets on offer from MSC, John

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Edited By JohnF on 22/05/2017 22:16:24

Bought a set of Presto drills 6 to 10 mm in .1 steps a couple of years ago,they have proved to be ok,they only get occasional use,for rougher work I have an old set of mixed drills mainly dormer 40 years old 1mm to 13 in .5 steps,Before I bought the Presto drills I bought a 1 to 6 mm set in .1 steps on special price offer from Tracy tools several years ago,they were dead sharp and drill accurate holes,some time later i bought the larger set from them 6 to 10 .1 steps again at low price at ME exhibition, the steel was ok it was just the sharpening ,varying angles and points off centre,could not be bothered to send them back,too much hassle, they get used for brass with backed off rake and correctly sharpened,they heard all about it at the next exhibition . The problem with judging quality is the limited use they get in model engineers hands , The real test comes when they work all day every day just with regular sharpening, the last time i was involved in real engineering some thirty years ago,Titex and Guhring drills were used on the cmc machines , since then I worked by myself but mainly on one offs so have not had problems with drills that were new or some that are 50 years old. I think some of the problems nowadays are due to misuse,particularly wrong speeds and cutting fluid. Also never use good drill bits in hand held portable drills,keep some old ones for this use.