Drilling into a Beam or Lintel : What drill bit do i need ??

[comfortably_numb]

Hi everyone.
I'm sure this is gonna sound very naive (which i am) but i need to drill above my window & hitting something rock hard ... I'm assuming its a steel beam or Lintel ... I've knackered (blunted) 3 Masonery drill bits so can anyone suggest what kind of drill bit i would need ??

Thankyou

 

[Thermo]

sds with a decent bit or a decent bit for your hammer drill

 

[FredFlintstone]

If it's steel you're trying to drill through then a decent HSS bit.

 

[noseall]

one of these,

it is a high speed steel (hss) drill bit.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Thanks people .. i'll go get one of them then

 

[eggplant]

Be sure not to drill with that bit with the hammer action on or you will have 4 busted bits

 

[OvertonPlumber]

Bosch 36 volt liion sds drill and some new sds bits.
I can hammer through 5mm plate steel with a new sds bit
makes the thing last about 5mins lol

 

[comfortably_numb]

Be sure not to drill with that bit with the hammer action on or you will have 4 busted bits

So just use normal drill setting ??

 

[eggplant]

Masonry bits - hammer all you like, thats what they are designed to do - hammer.
HSS, wood or other types should not be used on hammer, they drill by cutting rather than bashing.