Does anyone one have an opinion on Porter Cable Forstner bits.
I have a chance to pick up a 12 piece set for $30, which normally sells for
around $45. Appears only the 5/8" bit has ever been used and not very much.
They are High Carbon Steel
I'm a only DIYer and they wouldn't receive heavy use.
--
Mike
Watch for the bounce.
If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
If ya see it, it didn't go off.
Old Air Force Munitions Saying
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"asmurff" wrote:
> I have a chance to pick up a 12 piece set for $30, which normally
sells for
> around $45. Appears only the 5/8" bit has ever been used and not
very much.
> They are High Carbon Steel
You will probably get about $30 worth of use from them.
Personally, would not hit a dead dog in the ass with carbon steel
bits, I use only carbide.
Lew
They are really good bits but I, like you, am a DIYer and buy the "TRUCK
LOAD SALE" Off name brand Forstner and drill bits (Cummins, whatever Harbor
Freight has). I stick to "Brand name" Router bits and such (Bosch) because
those tasks are quite a bit more crucial.
"asmurff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone one have an opinion on Porter Cable Forstner bits.
>
> I have a chance to pick up a 12 piece set for $30, which normally sells
> for around $45. Appears only the 5/8" bit has ever been used and not very
> much. They are High Carbon Steel
>
> I'm a only DIYer and they wouldn't receive heavy use.
>
> --
> Mike
> Watch for the bounce.
> If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
> If ya see it, it didn't go off.
> Old Air Force Munitions Saying
> IYAAYAS
>
On Feb 15, 10:43 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd grab them. As a DIYer you won't use them hard and having a selection of
> sizes on hand is a good thing. The few sizes you use on a regular basis can
> be replaced by good single bits as needed.
Couldn't agree more.
>Carbon steel can be sharpened
> with a file too.
To sharpen some of the smaller bits, drag out the Dremel and get to
work on them with that using a white or pink fine stone cone shaped
bit.. With careful sharpening you can get those bits sharper than new
sometimes.
I have a set of Northern that I bought so I will have the index with
all the sizes I need for occasional holes. For the ones I use more
often, I bought about three different bits.
I have to say, outside of getting more dull a little faster, there
doesn't seem to be much performance in the Northern Tools and the
Freud bits.
Robert
Robert
Snag 'em. They will be fine for what you use them for.
asmurff wrote:
> Does anyone one have an opinion on Porter Cable Forstner bits.
>
> I have a chance to pick up a 12 piece set for $30, which normally sells for
> around $45. Appears only the 5/8" bit has ever been used and not very much.
> They are High Carbon Steel
>
> I'm a only DIYer and they wouldn't receive heavy use.
>
"asmurff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone one have an opinion on Porter Cable Forstner bits.
>
> I have a chance to pick up a 12 piece set for $30, which normally sells
> for around $45. Appears only the 5/8" bit has ever been used and not very
> much. They are High Carbon Steel
>
> I'm a only DIYer and they wouldn't receive heavy use.
I'd grab them. As a DIYer you won't use them hard and having a selection of
sizes on hand is a good thing. The few sizes you use on a regular basis can
be replaced by good single bits as needed. Carbon steel can be sharpened
with a file too.
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:04:27 -0700, "asmurff" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Does anyone one have an opinion on Porter Cable Forstner bits.
>
>I have a chance to pick up a 12 piece set for $30, which normally sells for
>around $45. Appears only the 5/8" bit has ever been used and not very much.
>They are High Carbon Steel
>
>I'm a only DIYer and they wouldn't receive heavy use.
There's a roundup of Forstner bits on Fine Woodworking's web site,
which looks to be in the next issue of the magazine. Porter Cable is
listed there, and came out fine in the relative rankings; they were
not the best nor the "best value", but seemed a little bit better in
the quality than the Grizzly "best value" set that was $30 for a set
of 16.
On Feb 15, 8:29 pm, mapdude <[email protected]> wrote:
> Snag 'em. They will be fine for what you use them for.
>
I agree. I have a set I got from Home Depot and they're fine. Maybe
not for a production shop but for the average DIY'er they'll probably
last a life time.
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:26:05 -0600, "cnjspar" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>They are really good bits but I, like you, am a DIYer and buy the "TRUCK
>LOAD SALE" Off name brand Forstner and drill bits (Cummins, whatever Harbor
>Freight has). I stick to "Brand name" Router bits and such (Bosch) because
>those tasks are quite a bit more crucial.
Depends on the hole. It's tough to make a blanket statement like
that. For instance, once I tried Lee Valley's brad point bits (the
ones they regrind from twist drills), I realized what I had been
missing when drilling in wood.
On the other hand, have you ever compared a Whiteside router bit to a
Bosch? It could be a shock. <G>