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10 December 2017 at 1:13 am #398260
For 3/16” to 1/12”, The old standard were Irwin or Russel Jennings bits, now rare new but apparently still being made. There are millions on the used tool market. Condition of the Spurs is everything.
https://paulsellers.com/knowledge-base/drillingaugers/The new standard are three flute bits by Wood Owl, which I think are Japanese.
Irwin also makes a three flute bit. I haven’t used them.
For really small, try the ultimate Brad point bit, what Paul calls the poor man’s bit. It’s just a Brad with the head cut off
In between there are hundreds of brands that all work. I wouldn’t spend a lot, they break more often than you want.
10 December 2017 at 9:58 pm #398829Irwin and Jennings bits are often $1 at flea markets near me.
When I’m bored with the offerings there, I pick through them.
80% are worn out. Check carefully.
Expansive bits to 3” are also a choice. Good brands are Irwin, Jennings, Clark( the original) Stanley, or Miller falls.
( about $12 with 2 cutters at a flea market)A beginning woodworker should be able to get by with 5 bits to 7/8” plus one expansive bit.
And they come mostly in 1/16”increnments, with many bits being 1/32 oversized read with a caliper. The number on the bit is in 16ths.
There are no 1/64 increments.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.12 January 2018 at 4:54 pm #435513For Auger bits, take a look at Grandpa’s Little Farm. I bought a ‘D’ set from him and they are great. He takes vintage bit and restores them to new conditional. It is quite surprising to see how new they can look.
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