[olug] Drilling Concrete Block-I'm doing it wrong

[Dave Thacker]

I'm in the process of mounting a shelf of homelab equipment on a concrete
block wall in my basement.   I grabbed a masonry bit from Menards, and
started drilling with my Ryobi cordless.   While I expected drilling a hole
would take much long wood,  I didn't expect to take a single hole would
take over 20 minutes.   When I started the second hole, I got about 3/4" in
and the bit...melted.  I've now got a bit fragment stuck in the second
hole.

   - How long should a masonry bit last?  New bit very hole?
   - Is there a better quality bit I should be using?

Dave

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Dave Thacker