In article <[email protected]>, "grampa simpson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>All,
>
>My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
>suggestions??
>
Check country of origin. If it was made in any country where the dominant
language is English, German, or Japanese, it's probably fine. Taiwan or Korea,
maybe good, maybe not. China or India, probably crap.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
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Christmas? Like WOW!!!
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:38:47 -0800, "grampa simpson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Dave,
>
>Thanks for pointing out the weakeness in my relationship. Aparently you can
>tell who wear the pants in our family. Its not me. :(
>
>Actually we are not like all of you rich woodworkers who get to use real
>hardwood. I have to use driftwood or doug-fir for my lumber. Just
>recently, I was able to upgrade from a hand drill to an early 1980's black
>and decker corded model.
>
>
>
>
>"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> do you give HER the OK when she buys a dress? :)
>>
>> dave
>>
>> grampa simpson wrote:
>>
>> > All,
>> >
>> > My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
>> > suggestions??
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Grampa Simpson
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>All,
>
>My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
>suggestions??
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Grampa Simpson
>
Best bits, and very expensive, are those made by the company that developed
them - Connecticut Valley, or Convalco, here in US. You may have to search t
find a distributor, though.
John Martin
http://www.convalco.com/about.html
Preston
"JMartin957" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >All,
> >
> >My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
> >suggestions??
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Grampa Simpson
> >
>
> Best bits, and very expensive, are those made by the company that
developed
> them - Connecticut Valley, or Convalco, here in US. You may have to
search t
> find a distributor, though.
>
> John Martin
Fisch - Austria.
"grampa simpson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> All,
>
> My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
> suggestions??
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Grampa Simpson
>
>
<[email protected]> wrote in message
> Peachtree Woodworking, 16pc set, reg 39.99, sale 29.99
> The Woodworkers Choice, Hickory brand, 16pc, reg 44.95, sale 29.95
>
> I've also seen Harbor Freight flavors for around the 29 range.
>
> A local general store has a set of Jet (didnt know they imported them)
ones
> for 39 I believe.
>
> Are any of these quality enough? Or should I expend more for Lee Valley.
How often will you use them?
Last year I needed a Forsnter bit for just a coupe of holes. The price
varies widely and the higher priced are better quality. I don't know how
much better yet.
Woodcraft had a 7 piece set on sale for $15.00. It came in a wood box. I
bought it for a couple of reasons?
1. It comes in a nice box for storage
2. I only needed to drill a few holes right now
3. For little money, I'd have a variety of sizes on hand "just in case"
4. If I use a particular size often, I'd buy a better quality bit and have
a nice little box to store it in
If I was a pro and using the bits frequently, I'd always buy the better
quality. I'm not though and I've yet to wear the cheapies dull
Ed
Ooh, you have one of the corded models? You're lucky! I have to keep
opening mine up to throw in peanuts for the squirrels.
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:38:47 -0800, "grampa simpson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Dave,
>
>Thanks for pointing out the weakeness in my relationship. Aparently you can
>tell who wear the pants in our family. Its not me. :(
>
>Actually we are not like all of you rich woodworkers who get to use real
>hardwood. I have to use driftwood or doug-fir for my lumber. Just
>recently, I was able to upgrade from a hand drill to an early 1980's black
>and decker corded model.
>
-- jc
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If e-mailing me, please use jc631 at optonline dot net
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:33:17 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
scribbled
>Check country of origin. If it was made in any country where the dominant
>language is English, German, or Japanese, it's probably fine. Taiwan or Korea,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
May I add Italian to your list (Freud, CMT). :-)
>maybe good, maybe not. China or India, probably crap.
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" twice
in reply address for real email address
Luigi Zanasi asks:
>>Check country of origin. If it was made in any country where the dominant
>>language is English, German, or Japanese, it's probably fine. Taiwan or
>Korea,
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>May I add Italian to your list (Freud, CMT). :-)
Hebrew? I'm pretty sure Amana is made in Israel...there is a Canadian named
brand that is made there, too, but the name is slipping away as I mentally grab
for it.
Charlie Self
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
Bob Hope
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 08:30:36 -0700, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Can't think of it either. Starts with a "D" ... Ah yes, just looked at
>the House of Tools web site: Dimar.
As far as I know, the only _genuine_ Forstner bits made in the USA are
made right up the street from me in Berlin, CT. I can't for the life
of me remember the company name.
One of the magazines recently did a sidebar on them.
Barry
Barry Burke remarks:
>
>As far as I know, the only _genuine_ Forstner bits made in the USA are
>made right up the street from me in Berlin, CT. I can't for the life
>of me remember the company name.
>
>One of the magazines recently did a sidebar on them.
Someone else mentioned them a few posts ago: Connecticut Valley.
www.convalco.com
I've never had any but know some people who claim they are the absolute best.
Charlie Self
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
Bob Hope
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote:
> Someone else mentioned them a few posts ago: Connecticut Valley.
> www.convalco.com
>
> I've never had any but know some people who claim they are the absolute best.
WL Fuller makes forstners too, don't they?
--
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Owen Lowe writes:
> [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote:
>
>> Someone else mentioned them a few posts ago: Connecticut Valley.
>> www.convalco.com
>>
>> I've never had any but know some people who claim they are the absolute
>best.
>
>WL Fuller makes forstners too, don't they?
Their catalog lists Fisch brand.
Charlie Self
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
Bob Hope
On 25 Oct 2003 11:01:38 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
scribbled
>Luigi Zanasi asks:
>
>>>Check country of origin. If it was made in any country where the dominant
>>>language is English, German, or Japanese, it's probably fine. Taiwan or
>>Korea,
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>May I add Italian to your list (Freud, CMT). :-)
>
>Hebrew? I'm pretty sure Amana is made in Israel...there is a Canadian named
>brand that is made there, too, but the name is slipping away as I mentally grab
>for it.
Can't think of it either. Starts with a "D" ... Ah yes, just looked at
the House of Tools web site: Dimar. No info on their web site as to
where the stuff is made. I haven't used their bits, so can't comment
on the quality.
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" twice
in reply address for real email address
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:15:38 GMT, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>You want carbide at a minimum.
Carbide forstners ? I've never heard of such a thing.
Carbide isn't generally a sharp as a good steel, and sharpness is a
good thing in a Forstner if you want clean edges. The only carbide
I've seen has been the sort with a radial edge rather than a
circumferential spur, intended for man-made boards. They're handy for
MDF, but they're a bit of a ragged cut in ash or soft maple.
My best Forstners are Clico, which were 3x the price of my "decent"
set. I also have some comedy Chinese sawtooths, which are only for
testing the torque of drillpresses. They got a lot better though,
after some work with a diamond file.
--
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Andy Dingley responds:
>You want carbide at a minimum.
>
>Carbide forstners ? I've never heard of such a thing.
Among others, Freud makes carbide Forstners.
Mine are sharp enough to do just fine.
I've also got some Freud HSS that are even better, but don't stay sharp as
long, obviously.
I had several of those monster Chinese Forstners, saw teeth and all (3",
3-1/4" or some such). Almost felt guilty claiming money for 'em. They were
nearly worn out in something like 3 uses in walnut and yellow poplar.
Charlie Self
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
Bob Hope
"grampa simpson" writes:
> My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
> suggestions??
You want carbide at a minimum.
I have a set of Freud, approx $90, that do the job for me.
I would consider something of that quality level to be the minimum
acceptable product.
HTH
--
Lew
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squirrel (cage) motor.
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 03:47:02 GMT, john carlson <collector
[email protected]> wrote:
>Ooh, you have one of the corded models? You're lucky! I have to keep
>opening mine up to throw in peanuts for the squirrels.
>
>On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:38:47 -0800, "grampa simpson"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Dave,
>>
>>Thanks for pointing out the weakeness in my relationship. Aparently you can
>>tell who wear the pants in our family. Its not me. :(
>>
>>Actually we are not like all of you rich woodworkers who get to use real
>>hardwood. I have to use driftwood or doug-fir for my lumber. Just
>>recently, I was able to upgrade from a hand drill to an early 1980's black
>>and decker corded model.
>>
>
>-- jc
>Published e-mail address is strictly for spam collection.
>If e-mailing me, please use jc631 at optonline dot net
In article <[email protected]>, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:33:17 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
>scribbled
>
>>Check country of origin. If it was made in any country where the dominant
>>language is English, German, or Japanese, it's probably fine. Taiwan or Korea,
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>May I add Italian to your list (Freud, CMT). :-)
Of course you may! Please pardon the inadvertent omission; I must've had a
brain fart.
>
>>maybe good, maybe not. China or India, probably crap.
>
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
There are a lot of off-brands out there. I chose a
brandname...Hickory...available at HD. Advice...buy the big set.
Good luck.
Joe
--
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"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Fisch - Austria.
>
> "grampa simpson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > All,
> >
> > My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
> > suggestions??
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Grampa Simpson
> >
> >
>
>
Dave,
Thanks for pointing out the weakeness in my relationship. Aparently you can
tell who wear the pants in our family. Its not me. :(
Actually we are not like all of you rich woodworkers who get to use real
hardwood. I have to use driftwood or doug-fir for my lumber. Just
recently, I was able to upgrade from a hand drill to an early 1980's black
and decker corded model.
"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> do you give HER the OK when she buys a dress? :)
>
> dave
>
> grampa simpson wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
> > suggestions??
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Grampa Simpson
> >
> >
>
I see the Denver ww show will offer several sets..
Peachtree Woodworking, 16pc set, reg 39.99, sale 29.99
The Woodworkers Choice, Hickory brand, 16pc, reg 44.95, sale 29.95
I've also seen Harbor Freight flavors for around the 29 range.
A local general store has a set of Jet (didnt know they imported them) ones
for 39 I believe.
Are any of these quality enough? Or should I expend more for Lee Valley.
These appear to all really be saw tool as per the Lee Valley definition,
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=45533&category=1,180,42240&ccurrency=2&SID=
curiously.. some of the advertising on the Lee Valley page and the Hickory
package appears quite similar..mmm....
Thanks for all of your imput. I have taken into concideration all of the
data. This weekend I went to the wood show in Costa Mesa, CA. I picked up
the Freud Carbide forstner bits. Love 'em to death.
Grampa Simpson
"grampa simpson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> All,
>
> My wife just ok-ed the purchase of a new forstner bit set. Any
> suggestions??
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Grampa Simpson
>
>