Hiki i ka hui ke hana i kēia manawa i nā pepa i hoʻopaʻa ʻole ʻia me nā ʻano like ʻole a me nā kikoʻī e like me ke ʻano wedge, triangular cone type (pyramid type), truncated cone type, triangular Mercedes-Benz type, a me ka ʻano arc flat. Hoʻohana ʻia ka ʻenehana koʻikoʻi o ka polycrystalline diamond composite sheet, a paʻi ʻia ke ʻano o ka ʻili a hoʻokumu ʻia, ʻoi aku ka ʻoi aku o ka ʻoki ʻoki a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi. Ua hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka ʻeli ʻana a me nā māla e like me nā bits daimana, nā ʻāpana cone roller, nā mining bits, a me nā mīkini ʻoki. Ma ka manawa like, kūpono loa ia no nā ʻāpana hana kikoʻī o PDC drill bits, e like me nā niho nui / kōkua, nā niho nui, nā niho lālani lua, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, a mahalo nui ʻia e nā mākeke kūloko a me nā ʻāina ʻē.