Menards has
16-Piece CMT Forstner Bit Set (53700016) on sale for
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About this product:
- Made of heavy-duty steel
- Precision-balanced center point
- 2 precision-ground cutting edges for soft and hard wood
- Long-lasting cutter performance
- Bits available with the following diameters:
- 1/4" / 3/8" / 1/2" / 5/8" / 3/4" / 7/8" / 1" / 1-1/8" / 1-1/4" / 1-3/8" / 1-1/2" / 1/5/8" / 1/3/4" / 1-7/8" / 2" / 2-1/8".
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For example we replaced the hardware pulls on a vintage dresser and needed to shorten the hole size for the machine screws.
They're perfect for drilling fresh holes to plug with dowels to reinforce mounting hardware for e.g. MDF/particle board cabinet doors.
In fact any time you need to sink a dowel but don't have lots of depth, you want a forstner.
And as another poster mentioned, they're great as an alternative to a tapered countersink (and of course you could hide the screw head with a dowel as well).
One benefit is good sharp bits at proper speed will give you a much cleaner entry cut than typical spiral drill bits.
And finally, if you want a through-hole with clean entry and exit, that's easy to achieve with forstners because the center-aligning portion will poke through before the rest; so you can switch sides and get a nice clean cut on both.
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A four-piece set of just small ones is $22 at Menards.
https://www.menards.com/main/tool...?exp=fal
Bits individually range from $7 to $22.
https://www.menards.com/main/tool...?exp=fal
So seems like a really good deal. Shame the 11% hasn't started again, yet. Another $4.40 off would make even better.
I originally thought I could use spade bits for this, but I came across forstner bits after reading this article: https://woodworking.sta
The forstner bit worked **perfectly** for my project... I should mention that I used a drill press. I suspect it would have been difficult to cut precisely at an angle with a hand drill.
I originally thought I could use spade bits for this, but I came across forstner bits after reading this article: https://woodworking.stackexchange...t-an-angle [stackexchange.com]
The forstner bit worked **perfectly** for my project... I should mention that I used a drill press. I suspect it would have been difficult to cut precisely at an angle with a hand drill.
What I keep hoping to find is a solid deal on the really good forster bits from a brand like Fisch.
So I'll keep waiting and using the basic set I currently have. They do work pretty okay most of the time for lots of things sometimes.
If you do not currently have a basic set of mediocre quality forstner bits and like making sawdust, this is a decent enough deal to make today the day you pick up a set.
A four-piece set of just small ones is $22 at Menards.
https://www.menards.com/main/tool...?exp=false [menards.com]
Bits individually range from $7 to $22.
https://www.menards.com/main/tool...?exp=false [menards.com]
So seems like a really good deal. Shame the 11% hasn't started again, yet. Another $4.40 off would make even better.
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