Your spade bit grabs, burns, and stalls mid-hole — the chip-packed flute that loads up under rpm kills both the bit and your patience. Heat builds, the bit dulls fast, and you're burning through drill batteries on work that should take seconds. 5/8-inch diameter drills the wire pass holes and small fixture holes that framing and trim work requires. The flat blade design clears chips upward instead of packing them at the bottom of the hole — fewer stalls, less heat, longer bit life in softwood and pressure-treated lumber alike. High flute design compared to standard spade bits — more chip clearance per revolution so the bit stays self-feeding rather than binding at depth. 1/2-inch reduced shank fits standard drill chucks without adapter guessing. Standard on framing crews and rough-in carpe Stocked at Crofton Lumber and Akron Lumber.