This looks to be an excellent impact bit assortment for most users, whether you’re a DIYer buying your first cordless drill for home repairs and installations, or a pro looking for a replenishment set in a solid case.
The Milwaukee 35pc Shockwave impact-duty screwdriver bit set is priced at $12.97 as part of Home Depot’s season-long Black Friday tool deals.
There’s always a lot of griping about what you get with various impact screwdriver bit sets and assortments, but I don’t think that’ll happen with this one.
Let’s talk about why I think this is a good deal.
Packout-Compatible Case is Included
To start off, you get a medium-size Packout-compatible case. You can reload the bit rails with other standard-size 1/4″ hex bits in insert (1-inch) or power bit (2-inch and longer) styles. Or remove the rails and use it for other small parts and accessories.
Given other pricing examples for similar cases, I estimate that just the Packout-compatible accessory case is worth half the value of the $13 price tag.
But also, take a closer look at the bit selection. This Milwaukee Shockwave 35pc bit assortment includes lots of 2-inch bits, and very few 1-inch bits, plus a bit holder.
You Get 2″ Power Bits in Popular Sizes
It comes with a bunch of insert-length bits in hex (SAE) sizes, and that’s it for the 1-inch size. Then you get Phillips, square, slotted, and Torx screwdriver bits all in 2-inch power bit lengths. They also throw in extended length 3-1/2″ bits in T25, PH2, and SQ2 sizes.
Comparative Price Check Shows Huge Value
Let’s do some price checks. Shockwave T25 screwdriver bits in 2-inch lengths can be commonly purchased from Home Depot in a 2-pack for $5.97, or in a 5-pack for $10.47. You can buy 15-count packs of Square #2 bits or Phillips #2 bits in 2-inch power bit lengths for $17 each.
Thus, the price per 2-inch bit ranges from a little over $1.10 each to over $2 each, and even higher for smaller quantities.
Let’s just say a good bulk pack deal gets you Milwaukee Shockwave 2-inch power bits at $1 each.
Just looking at Phillips #2, Square #2, and Torx T25 sizes, which are all common for construction fasteners, that’s (9) 2-inch bits out of the 35 pieces included. Let’s add the 3-1/2″ sizes to that number too, giving us (12) power bits in very common drive sizes.
So that’s still (12) power-style screwdriver bits in PH2, SQ2, T25. Considering $1 per bit, which is lower than I can find PH#2 and SQ2 bits selling for in 15-count bulk packs, or T25 bits in a 5-pack, that would be $12 in value in bit styles and sizes you’re likely to need for construction tasks.
The set is $13 for the 35 pieces.
Don’t need all the bits? Take out the ones you don’t want, and refill the slots with your commonly-used fasteners. Even if you discard half the set at the start, dumping the slotted bits and other unused sizes in a spares bin somewhere, this still looks to be a great money-saving deal.
Price: $12.97
I couldn’t pass up this deal and ordered one just now. If you’re on the fence, there’s plenty of inventory left and thus no need to rush.
More Milwaukee Shockwave drill bit deals:
Milwaukee 15pc Impact Rated Drill Bit Set – $20
Milwaukee 23pc Impact Rated Drill Bit Set – $30
A couple of Dewalt deals:
Dewalt 30pc MaxFit Screwdriver Bit Set – $10
Dewalt 15pc Drill Bit Set – $13
Dewalt 120pc Drill and Driving Bit Set – $35
