"Jason" wrote

birch ply. Since I had the forstner bit out and I remembered your post,
I chucked it up in my dewalt drill afterwards.


So.. my answer is "No, they ain't ment to be used in a drill."


Sharpen the one you have, or buy yourself a better bit.

I routinely use forstner bits in hand drills with no problem ... everything
from drilling holes in kitchen cabinets for electrical/plumbing pathways
during installation, to more delicate jobs like drilling depressions for
figure 8 fasteners in the edge of table aprons.

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