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  • Mark68
    20 March 2017 at 7:14 am #310317

    I’ve just bought a 10″ hand brace drill so I am now looking to purchase some augur drill bits for it.

    Ebay is a bit hit and miss, so anyone know of a good online source from which to get them?

    I can’t find the video, but Paul had a nice set of 13 bits in a pouch. Something like that I’d be interested in.

    Thank you

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    Brett aka Pheasantww
    20 March 2017 at 12:25 pm #310320

    Depending on how much money you have and where you live? If you are looking for a starter set or may not going to use them daily, you can’t beat Harbor Freight.

    Edmund
    20 March 2017 at 2:56 pm #310327

    https://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/dept/TD/item/MS-JB.XX has the Jennings pattern augur bits, which Paul prefers to the Irwin pattern. You can also get high-end sets at Lee Valley and probably a million other sites.

    Cheapie sets are available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-43697-Braced-Centre/dp/B001HWQKFE/ref=pd_sim_469_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YG60HJAJVMTZWYDTV8Z0

    Keep in mind many augur bits such as you find at the home centers are intended for use with power tools, not braces. I don’t know how it would effect the work, just letting you know there are bits for hand braces and bits for power tools, and I don’t know how wise it is to use them outside their intended domain. Might be perfectly fine. Hopefully someone else can address this issue.

    Mark68
    20 March 2017 at 3:05 pm #310328

    Thanks both for the recommendations

    rodrat
    20 March 2017 at 3:49 pm #310329

    I bought mine off ebay. An old Irwin set back when they were top of the line. I got a good deal on them and I even got lucky, as the last owner knew how to sharpen them correctly so they were like new.

    Peter George
    20 March 2017 at 3:59 pm #310331

    I bought a set of Irwin bits from Amazon. They were usable after sharpening, but the fit and finish was not very good. I purchased the set I use now for The Best Things. They are a set of Stanley Jennings pattern bits, probably from the ’30s. They were in excellent condition and cost me about the same as the Irwin bits. They came in the original wooden box, which I like.

    Mark68
    20 March 2017 at 4:15 pm #310333

    I just bought 12 of them off ebay for £10.50 p&p

    They’ll need some care but hopefully they’ll work

    Thanks all for the feedback

    Sven-Olof Jansson
    20 March 2017 at 6:25 pm #310335

    Contemporary auger bits with hexagonal shanks do very well with a hand brace, as do both brad point and forstner bits.

    The auger bits from
    https://www.fine-tools.com/bohr.html
    have been good. Those from Luna (UK and Scandinavia) are also of high quality,

    The brad point bits by Veritas and Festool are superb.

    /soj

    Mark68
    20 March 2017 at 7:09 pm #310336

    These are the ones I bought

    https://ssli.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/34YAAOSwcUBYI34c/$_1.JPG?set_id=880000500F

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