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Doug Payne
 
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Default What's up with LV forstner bits?

On 16/11/2005 11:34 PM, Leon wrote:

By forstner you do mean forstner and not the saw tooth bits, right. There
are many look alike forstner bits that do not deliver the results of a true
forstner bit.


Indeed. The LV description of their sawtooth bits seems to indicate that
they *won't* drill a completely-flat-bottomed hole:

"Both styles have slightly sloped chipping bevels so that bits ride a
shallow cone of wood to keep them boring straight. Center brads can then
be shorter, increasing bit versatility in thin material."

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,180,42240