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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimwrench on August 15, 2015, 11:19:34 AM

Title: Forstner bits
Post by: jimwrench on August 15, 2015, 11:19:34 AM

 Bought these at auction Thurs. I thought the ring man and the auctioneer said Forstner bits but I knew they were mortising chisels so I bought them. Got change from a $10 bill. Looks like a a Delta set and a cheap Toolshop set but for the price I'm not complaining. My auction ticket says forstner bits. Do I dare cut a mortise with them ?

Title: Re: Forstner bits
Post by: Bill Houghton on August 15, 2015, 02:16:40 PM

Now that's a gloat!

Title: Re: Forstner bits
Post by: Papaw on August 15, 2015, 04:43:39 PM

Staying with his nickname- less than a dollar apiece.

Title: Re: Forstner bits
Post by: oldtools on August 15, 2015, 11:34:04 PM

Very nice for under $10..

Title: Re: Forstner bits
Post by: Branson on August 16, 2015, 07:25:17 AM

Quote from: oldtools on August 15, 2015, 11:34:04 PM

Very nice for under $10..

Shoot, that's just very nice!

Title: Re: Forstner bits
Post by: Chillylulu on August 18, 2015, 08:31:37 PM

They cut o.k., esoecially if your chisels are sharp.  It helps that you are pushing through with tge drill press feed.

I bought a new Delta set 20 or more years ago. I didn't find them as useful as I thought I would.

Even so, for lessvthan 10 bucks I would have bid you up......

Chilly