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    Pillar Drill snatching wood.

    Hi. When I'm drilling voids for screws in a small cabinet project, the drill sometimes grabs the wood (Oak) hitting me in the side of the hand (ouch!) and ruining the piece (Oak). I ploughs straight through the wood. I have already made a pilot hole and using a 10mm HSS drill bit to drill 4 or...
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    HSS Drill bits vs Brad Point Drill bit.

    Ok, so I bought some decent HSS drill bits and Brad point bits for pilot hole accuracy. (I find HSS are not great for precise guidance in larger sizes) The Brad points seem to drill bigger than the HSS of the same size. I tried 2 and its a good 0.5 of a mm bigger. Both were 12mm bits Is this...
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    Do 12.5mm Spade Drill bits exist?

    Hi. I need to insert some 12.5mm plastic pipes into a cabinet and need a tight fit. I have drilled pilot holes and have general 12.5mm drill bits, but because they are so large, they don't centre perfectly and wonder off line. I did a job in the past and used 10mm spade bit and it was far more...
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    Drill bit with Forstner countersink? Does it exist?

    Sorry for stupid question, but I cannot find this bit or know if it exists. I want to drill a 10mm hole with a larger flat counter sink to hide a screw. (see example). I know theres confirmat, and counter drills, but none seem to offer just a flat forstner type counter. Does such a drill bit...
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