Screwfix Carbon Steel Forstner/sawtooth bits

[Shay Vings]

Anyone tried these for end grain hardwood?

Screwfix reviews are very good but perhaps not from woodturners hollowing hardwoods?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/forstner-bit- ... 1795950509

 

[jumps]

co-incidentally I bought these last week following on from use of a couple of the larger ones lent to me by another forum member for a vice project. I was impressed by their cutting into cross grain beech, esp the way they cleared as they went (which bodes well for lathe hollowing)

I am afraid I can't comment on their use in end grain hardwood yet - and other projects mean I won't have the lathe out to be able to 'test' for at least another week. Sorry.

 

[katellwood]

but are they metric or imperial ???

 

[12345Peter]

Anyone tried these for end grain hardwood?

Screwfix reviews are very good but perhaps not from woodturners hollowing hardwoods?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/forstner-bit- ... 1795950509

I haven't used the screwfix bits, but I have sawtooth forstner bits and they are great for end grain, plus if you have a diamond hone you can keep them sharp.

Regards

 

[jumps]

but are they metric or imperial ???

I had the same question - although the answer didn't really matter to me.

Early indications are that they are metric, with the imperial sizes given being indicative eg 25mm / 1" measures up at 25 with calipers (but I would prefer to measure a drilled hole to be definitive)