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Get after it.

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Never been. Peter left Williamsburg a few years back but he was there for... 20 yrs? in the Joiners Shop.

My aunt lives near there and has been a volunteer at Colonial Williamsburg. I’ll have to ask her about the woodworking shop there.

Then get after them.

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Electricity and me don't mix. It's why I woodwork. Have no help on press front.

I'm not familiar with those but I'm sure if you examine it closely you'll be able to figure out which part you shouldn't touch (and when you can break that rule) and which part is designed to be ground upon.

Thanks for the quick reply, makes sense.

Because that's how manufacturers make them because it's easier to get round centered. Hex are often out of round once in press due to many variables outside manufacturers control. A slightly offset bit will not make the desired size hole. I'd rather the bit slip than get a catch.

@@wortheffort Thanks again for the info. So far I've had no problem with hex shanks but from now on I'll be more careful and buy the good stuff.

I'm afraid I can't make any opinion of them as I've done no research and haven't used em. I'll use up what I got first. Make the most of what you have I say.

I know nothing about that set of bits, but “easy to sharpen” is usually diametrically opposed to “longer life.” The softer metal is, the easier it is to sharpen, but the harder metal is, the longer it holds an edge. The soft metal gets its sharp edge rubbed off faster.

“Longer life” is fairly irrelevant to me, because I probably won’t wear out a set of Forstner bits in my lifetime (though they might rust out). But some guys bore holes all day, full-time, so long-lasting bits would be worth a lot to them.

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In the description I have a link to my Amazon store. You can find them there or many other online places. Most local dedicated woodworking stores also have them.

Troy Skinner I don’t have an affiliate account. My store is on my website wortheffort dot com.

Ya lost me.

wortheffort these bits have to be sharpened on the top. As you sharpen them you will keep the gullets at the same depth. But if you go back and watch this video. The bit is hollow ground. On the inside. After a couple of sharpenings you have to regash the bit then take a dremel tool and hollow it out again. Although I do have 100,000 dollars in machines. And know how these bits should be done according to factory specifications.like I said, he done a great job explaining how the bits work. But when he said sharpen them on the front of the tooth. That's where he's wrong. If you have a few and want to touch them up that will work. But if you continue to do that. You will end up losing the geometry of the bit. And that will cause a loss in cutting efficiency!!!

What I explained was the same as the ruler trick with a chisel. not doing much.

wortheffort wasnt trying to give you a hard time at all sir. Just was binge watching videos on this subject.. when I got to yours I had enough. So I posted. As far as touching these bits up you are right! But, if you continue to touch them up in the same manner you posted. At some point you will ruin this bit. But you did a great job of explaining how this bit works and a good job of touching it up. You also need a flat circular object to lay on the top. There should be no more than .010 in height between the spur cutters and the chip lifter. As you said, the outside cutters do nothing but score. The chip lifters remove the wood. Again sorry if I over stepped!!!

wrecks2007 that could be right.

Cris Tremblay you really asking me to google for you?

wortheffort please just send a picture of the tool,name brand, something?

See any of my turning videos. I normally show you how to sharpen the tools I use.

I agree with you about not touching the chipper bevel. With Lee Valley HSS forstner bits, the height of the chipper bevel edge is about 0.005" lower than the rim. link to Lee Valley instructions: www.leevalley.com/en/html/06j7104ie.pdf

Never seen one of those.

wortheffort It's called a knife edge.

Inside baseball: this is a daily series so I'm trying to train the audience to click it no matter what. A title might restrict an audience. It's an experiment. We'll see.