Grabbed the wrong drill bit 4 times before I noticed

I spent like 45 minutes trying to get a pilot hole started in a piece of oak for a shelf bracket and kept wondering why the bit kept slipping. Turns out I had grabbed a 1/4 inch bit when I needed a 3/16, and my glasses were on the other side of the garage the whole time. Has anyone else spent way too long on a simple screw-up like that?

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eva_gibson7d ago

Respectfully, I see it a little differently. In my experience, those frustrating moments are usually a sign I need to slow down and check my setup before starting. I've definitely grabbed the wrong bit before, but after the first or second time the hole felt off, I would have stopped to look at what I was doing instead of just pushing through. Sometimes the real mistake isn't just grabbing the wrong tool, it's ignoring the signs that something's not right.

tessa_rivera7d ago

So what do you do when the signs are subtle enough to miss?