Thread: Famag Bormax Forstner Bit set

Cruising thru ebay one dim dark night I spotted a Forstner bit set: Famag Bormax 5 piece set. What caught my eye was "Made in Germany". I had a look, checked prices os and decided to put a bid on. I got them for $50 Au + $ 5 postage.

Now to the testing, when they arrived they were in the ubiquitous wooden box, but the cutting heads fully coated in rubber protection. Removing said protection I whacked the 15mm bit into the chuck on the lathe, put some Oregon on and spun it up. Cutting thru the soft wood like butter. So I got the larger sizes and tried Coolibah burl and another burl, which eats cheap forstner bits for breakfast, and the Bormax asked if I had any concrete to bore, as the burls where too easy.

I gave it the plywood test in the DP too, the 35mm bit was cool to touch after boring itself thru the 19mm ply. The chip ejection works well.

Prices I have seen os are around the US $130 - 150 mark. So if I see any further ebay special I'll be trying to grab them

Needless to say I am impressed and I got a bargain in the mix too!