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Milwaukee SHOCKWAVE Titanium Drill-Bit Set

My drill-bit purchases sit alongside the repeated measuring, marking and drilling visible in the bracket work.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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Milwaukee SHOCKWAVE Titanium Drill-Bit Set

The item in my kit

I bought Milwaukee SHOCKWAVE Titanium Drill-Bit Set as part of my camper van equipment.

My drill-bit purchases sit alongside the repeated measuring, marking and drilling visible in the bracket work.

Where it fits my build

I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.

I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.

A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.

My build notes

The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.

The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

The DEWALT kit uses titanium-coated pilot-point bits, while the Bosch CO14B set uses cobalt bits. The bit material, assortment and point design are the main differences here.

DEWALT DW1361 Drill-Bit Set

DEWALT DW1361 Drill-Bit Set

This drill-bit set contains titanium-coated bits in several sizes. The assortment provides cutting tools for making holes during fabrication work.

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Bosch CO14B Cobalt Drill-Bit Set

Bosch CO14B Cobalt Drill-Bit Set

This set contains cobalt drill bits in several sizes and a storage case. The assortment offers another cutting-tool selection for drilling metal parts.

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Questions from my build

What coating did I record using on the camera brackets?

Black aerosol bedliner.

What happened before coating?

Cutting, drilling and fitting the aluminum mounting pieces.

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