Cheap Tool Blues - Hinge Cutter
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:51:04 +0100
Rod wrote:
A few weeks ago I bought a cheap 35mm hinge cutter bit so that I could
install a couple of kitchen cupboard hinges. I only needed to do two. Of
course, I would never need to use it again.
Six hinges later I sincerely regret buying the cheapie. It has blunted.
The centre spike was ridiculously oversized and threatened to pierce the
other side of the door €“ a bit better after I had taken my Dremel to it.
So now I want to buy a halfway decent hinge cutter bit. Nothing fancy €“
but something that will last a few more hinges. Definitely tungsten
carbide this time.
So far, I have found:
Silverline (on eBay) from around £8-75 inc. p&p
CMT at Axminster around £30-00
Hinge Cutter TCT 35mm at Screwfix £10-99
Various Forstner bits (eBay and elsewhere)
Any advice? Recommendations?
I have the Screwfix TCT, it has done 80+ hinges (40+ doors) in MDF
without any appreciable blunting. The tip is a reasonable size, and
doesn't penetrate 18mm doors.
R.
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