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3rd Feb 2012, 09:07 PM
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| |  Freight prices! Or should that be Fright prices?
I've just learned the cost of the freight for the two packages the Juergen sent at his cost (because things were running so late).
The November 16 parcel was 30 kilos and via DHL Paket would have been E123. UPS cost to Juergen was E365! That's 297% of the cost of the slow DHL Paket, even though UPS arrived here in 4-5 days. 
The December 23 parcel was 8.5 kilos and via DHL Paket would have been E59. UPS an astonishing E220! That's 373% of DHL Paket |
17th Mar 2012, 11:43 AM
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| |  Custom specialised drill for dog holes - interested?
Custom specialised drill for dog holes - interested?
I'm thinking of getting a small quantity of specialised drills for dog holes made. It would be 3/4" HSS M2 steel, and have black rings etched around the flutes, every 10mm so you would have a pretty good idea of the drilling depth. Perhaps the 50mm and 100mm rings could be heavier or darker. Flute length 130mm, overall length 196mm, and the rings would be measured from the spurs, not the brad point.
The other idea that I had was to make the chuck end of the shank a "RotaStop" grind, which is eccentric. This would heavily limit slippage in the chuck and also allow the drill bit to be used with the RotaStop extensions (90, 150 & 270mm).
The idea came to mind because of the sheer number of bench builds lately.
I have considered a tungsten tipped Scotch pattern Auger (thanks Groggy), but this can't be done in the same steel, TC cannot be sharpened to the same level, and the surface inside the holes would be rougher (no big deal?) but the entry hole would be nowhere near as good. Exit wound can be fixed with a round over router bit I suppose, and maybe even the entry hole, as Groggy did. I still prefer the Brad Point idea at the moment.
A 16mm FCE 5* is about $21.27, but these would not be a cheap drill, mainly because of the production numbers, but when you need the right drill........
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17th Mar 2012, 12:46 PM
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I may be interested, if the price is right I'll take two.
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23rd Mar 2012, 04:21 PM
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| | Sharpening 5* Brad Points
Anyone who has 5* Brad Points might be interested in this thread on sharpening them. |
26th Apr 2012, 12:20 AM
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I just found out how difficult it is to get a 19mm or 3/4" brad point drill to drill dog holes. Does anyone have one to sell? Or is the bulk buy still going? |
26th Apr 2012, 01:27 AM
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Still active for the 3/4" drill - I'm waiting on pricing. |
26th Apr 2012, 09:57 AM
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Is this still going? I couldn't see the spreadsheets mentioned in the first ever post. If it is still going, what is the cost of the full set of the 5 star metric brad points and the full set of the metric forstner bits after postage?
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12th May 2012, 09:26 AM
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What about using this router bit.
I know it's 20mm but it suits the festool mft's, qwas dogs and I'm sure a few others.
I would call it a hinge boring router bit.
It can make a flat bottom hole or a through hole about 25 mm deep.
It's meant to spin a lot faster than a typical forstner bit.
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12th May 2012, 09:33 AM
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That looks so much like a MaxiCut forstner it's not funny! Even down to the chip breakers. It wouldn't allow deep penetration, and I've always been a fan of that.
The 3/4" bit (for which I still don't have a price) is specefically designed for 100mm deep holes. |
16th May 2012, 01:09 PM
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| | Perfect Point drill
Today I received a 3/4" Perfect Point drill from ICS Cutting Tools in the US. It took only a week using USPS at $10.03 normal postage.
Attached are pictures of the drill and some trial holes in Vic Ash.
The exit hole without backing produced only feathery tearing which was easily cleaned up with a thunbnail. It wasn't actually tearing of the surrounding timber, rather bits not fully cut off. This compares with quite a bit of exit tearing experience with a new brad point drill. The-Perfect-Point-Drill.pdf Perfect Point drill.jpg Perfect Point drill exit hole.jpg Perfect Point drill exit hole after clean up.jpg Perfect Point drill exit with backing .jpg
The hole on the left in the last picture was cut with some thin waste timber underneath and was perfect. Since my split benchtops will fit under my drill press I am pretty happy with these results.
The hole diameter is exactly 3/4" as measured by digital vernier gauge.
The length of the spiral section is 80mm, but the length to the drill chuck is 120mm (4 3/4 Inches), so I don't see why it couldn't cut a 4" hole.
My benchtop is only 66mm, so it's fine for me. .  | | |
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