You might want to up your standards some what. I have a forstner bit set
that I know that I have drilled over 1000 holes in Oak and MDF with a single 1-3/8" bit and it still cuts fine, with no
resharpening. This is a 15+ year old set that I paid $79 from Trendlines, German steel.

Hey, that's cool! glad you got the right deal. My point is realistic as a test
and approval, however, and why pay that much for the LV bits if they are
Chinese, if the Oldhams are as well, Chinese? You got a spare 40 bucks,
pick up the set I recommend and test the **** out of them, OK? They are
still hard HSS for the money, and just as Chinese.

Besides all that I realize the quality for price you express, and what you
understand to be my shortcoming in understanding, but I am a new learner.
See the sig?

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