Thread: 5mm Spiral Upcut Bit

Just thought I'd add a postscript. After a fruitless search for an Australian supplier, I ended up placing an order with Wealdon Tool Company two weeks ago. Items arrived today. With the good Australian dollar, it didn't cost me much more than similar bits sell for here. I took the opportunity to grab a couple of other items as well. Great service.

So thanks for the tip Ray.

Trying to answer the question for myself in the hunt for 5mm bits suitable for shelf pins.....

Festo on 8mm shank called dowel drills (3,5,6,8,10mm) for $50-75 made for routers.
eg HW S8 D5/30 Z

Carbatec sells the CMT industrial TCT boring bits on 8 and 10mm shanks made for boring machines. These have adriving flat which presumably could cause vibration problems in a router without a bush with a driving flat.
Industrial Boring Bits : CARBA-TEC
CMT also does solid carbide upcut spiral 5mm on 8mm shank (191.850.11) at least in Europe.

USA 1/4" shank bits:
MLCS solid carbide router bits
Woodhaven
Woodhaven 15202 Solid Carbide 5mm Spiral Up-Cut Bit : Spiral Up-Cut Bits
Whiteside
Buy Whiteside RU1805 5Mm Solid-Carbide Up-Cut Spiral Router Bit 5Mm Diameter 5 8 Cut Length 1 4 Shank at Woodcraft


Several companies make reducing collets of varying sizes:
CMT from Carbatec
799 - Router Collet Insert : CARBA-TEC
Whiteside in USA from Amazon, etc

If you need it in Australia in a hurry....
8mm collet insert by CMT from Carbatec + Festo bits on 8mm shank