Thumbs up for 'wave' cutters

[gilljc]

Following Geoff's recent post which mentioned these forstner bits, I ordered a 38mm one from Axminster to use for cutting holes for tealights and in the wine yoke thingys (which I have now had 10 sold and not been to a craft fair yet - thanks guys )
Anyway, I was so impressed with how easily and cleanly it cut that I wanted to buy one to cut holes for my tealight trays which need a 48mm hole to hold a tealight jar.
I contacted Axminster and they assured me they would see if they could get one and would get back to me. Sadly I have heard this from them before so I hunted online and found a company in Germany who had them in stock, took a week to get here but it arrived and it is just as awesome as the other one! Took me less than 10 minutes to cut 18 holes and could still handle the cutter after Just from curiosity I tried cutting without slowing the drill press down, and it still cut with no burning or fuss although the shavings spread themselves over a fair old distance :shock: Won't try that experiment again in a hurry :roll:
All in all if you use them a lot and are still swithering I can reinforce everything Geoff said and more. The 48mm one cost me nearly 60 euros, but it was definitely worth it.
Still waiting to hear from Axminster 10 days on........

 

[bodgerbaz]

Great news Gill and I'm glad you found Forstner bits to be so useful. If you wanted to build up a set of sizes you can usually pick them up at a good price on ebay.

Barry

 

[Chippygeoff]

These new Forstner bits are really good. I to have ordered another one purely for T lights. Yes, the shavings do tend to spread themselves out when cutting but it's worse with the saw tooth ones I have but I shall be replacing those in due course with the wave cutter type, lat a lot longer and you get a cleaner hole plus it's very quick.

 

[bodgerbaz]

Ah, just caught up . . . you're talking about a new style of Forstner bit - doah!!!

Personally, I didn't see anything wrong with the original Forstner bits. They always cut cleanly and produce nice flat bottoms.

BTW, what's wrong with having wood shavings in a woodworking workshop? I thought that's what we went out there for? They easily sweep up with a dustpan and brush (once the chemical suit, safety glasses and ear defenders have been donned). Yes I was being sarcastic ;-)

 

[beganasatree]

Hi Gill,
Could you give me the name of the company as I am looking to replace my 76mm Millwakee cutter .Glad you have had some more orders for the wine yokes I hope that you are getting your original asking price or a bit more?

Peter

 

[gilljc]

Barry, was just a bit excited about how much better the new cutter was than the old one which was giving me a lot of trouble with burning and/or stalling - and seriously impressed with how far and fast the shavings went!!!!! :lol: As for protective gear, I do have a 3m face mask but I usually have to vacuum it out if I do remember to wear it........ #-o

Peter, the company I bought the cutter from I just found on a google search, it may not be the cheapest, I had contacted Fisch direct, and they were very helpful and quick to respond, but by the time they added on minimum order charges etc, it was much dearer from them
[email protected]; is the email address on my order response, and the company name on paper invoice is Dieter Schmid Feine Werkzeuge
think the link is http://www.fine-tools.com/


Haven't had the wine yokes to a craft fair yet, but will do tomorrow, so fingers crossed

Gill

 

[bodgerbaz]

That sounds like a good step up Gill. Nice one. BTW, if you decide to get another one from Germany (http://www.ebay.de/itm/Wave-Cutter-SP-3 ... SwY45URm13) PM me and we could arrange something that doesn't involve a huge shipping cost ;-)

Barry

 

[gilljc]

Thank you Barry, that's kind of you, will keep it in mind