Monday, January 15, 2024

Speaking from experience, these things are very useful.

 


                       IRWIN Marples Forstner Bit Set


3 comments:

  1. (sigh) Irwin Augur Bit, used to have HQ just down the road from me in Wilmington Ohio. No longer, plant closed decades ago. The name lives as a zombie, everything made overseas now. (turn, spit)

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  2. I once used one forstner bit to drill 1728 holes to countersink the screws used to fasten 1x10 tongue & groove yellow pine flooring planks to fir joists. The flooring screws had washers that fit the 3/8 holes perfectly. I plugged the holes with 3/8 black walnut dowels glued in place and sawed flush, then finished the whole thing with a big floor sander.

    That one forstner bit was amazing.

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  3. I like them over paddle bits. They leave e cleaner hole especially if not going all the way through.

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