Simon Varley
06-07-2008, 4:42 PM
Everywhere I look I read that forstner bits are not suitable for hand drilling due to the amount of pressure required. But every so often forstner bits appear in old sets of cutting tools being sold with a brace and also I've come across them on the web with square tapered shanks. Are they any good for a hand brace?
I am thinking of buying a brace mainly to sink counterbores in softwoods up to 1 1/2" diameter by only an inch or so deep. I've been looking at all the various types of bits available for a hand brace before doing anything and I reckoned (but don't know) that a set of old fashioned short centre bits would do me fine - but what about forstner bits? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciatied.
These are 1 1/2" and 3/4"
I am thinking of buying a brace mainly to sink counterbores in softwoods up to 1 1/2" diameter by only an inch or so deep. I've been looking at all the various types of bits available for a hand brace before doing anything and I reckoned (but don't know) that a set of old fashioned short centre bits would do me fine - but what about forstner bits? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciatied.
These are 1 1/2" and 3/4"