What is a forstner bit? How are they different from spade and twist drill bits?
earlier, Dale Leavens, wrote: >Now I don't usually scare easily but most applications for a router >bit in a drill press scares me, particularly with quarter inch shaft >router bits. There is no protection at all should a bit break and >the height is just about where you don't want it to be. > >Except for very large bits mostly they are designed to cut at very >high speeds and with lateral force not something a drill press is >designed for. The table would want extending. > >Finally there is the risk of getting appendages into the cutter. and >dust control. > >Having said that, I have used flat bottom cutters for boring flat >bottomed holes on rare occasions and think I might again if ever I >use those knock-down fittings they use for connecting particle board >parts together though a forstner bit would work well too. Maybe >multiple cuts to remove the bulk of material for flush mounting >escutcheons then finishing up with a sharp chisel, a forstner bit >would leave little circles and point holes but a flat bottomed >router bit would not. > >Mostly though the speed and risk of breakage with that lateral >pressure and straying fingers would scare me. > >Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada ><mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype DaleLeavens >Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Lenny McHugh >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 1:40 PM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] router bit in a drill chuck? > >I don't think that the bit would fly away. I am not sure about the cut. >There was a drill press attachment that my wife's late uncle had. It was a >special shaped device that would clamp on the table. There was a complete >set of molding cutters for the drill press. When all put together you could >make almost any molding using the drill press. I have been searching for >that item for many years. I gave up when I purchased my router and table. >Now since these molding cutters looked very much like some of my router bits >I would suspect that they would work. I think you would need a variable >speed press. The one that I have is a 12 speed and I don't know if the top >speed would be adequate for some of the router bits. Also You would need a >fairly long table and fence system. >Lenny > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Schwery" <<mailto:jschwery%40runbox.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 12:24 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] router bit in a drill chuck? > >Is it safe to put router bits in drill chucks? Routers use Colletts >which hold bits more securely, perhaps? If I can get a drill press >and a Bitmoore milling vise, I was thinking of putting router bits in >the drill press. So, my question is, is it safe to do this? I >wouldn't want to be hit by a flying tool bit. > >John > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.7/829 - Release Date: 6/2/2007 5:26 >PM > >To listen to the show archives go to link ><http://acbradio.org/handyman.html>http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >or ><ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. ><http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. ><http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml>http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >List Members At The Following address: ><http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > >Visit the archives page at the following address ><http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list >just send a blank message to: ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! 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