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“One is good for soft material, another for hard. One typically requires center punching, the other doesn’t,” he continues.

So Orvis says he approached Atlantic’s technical and marketing departments to create a simple comparison piece on the two most popular drill point styles, 135° split point and 118°. His chief request was for a sharp picture of each tip, so the differences are readily apparent.

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"Maintenance people and buyers alike find drill point styles confusing,” says Atlantic’s Customer Service Manager, Tony Orvis, who’s been in the fastener business for 26 years.

The two most common drill point styles are 135° split point and 118°. As you can see from the picture, the 135° has four cutting edges while the 118° has two.

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