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10-14-2007, 01:13 AM
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| Scroller  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Duluth, GA
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|  Looking for large Forstner bit Looking for large Forstner bit A friend of mine owns a trophy shop and is looking for a 5 1/2" forstner bit. The largest I have been able to find is 4". Can anyone help me find one for him????? thanks in advance for your help fred |
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10-14-2007, 01:38 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california
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|  Hi Fred, I only found a 4"1/2 in Rockler catalog. www.rockler.com just a thought, how about a heavy-duty circle cutter that cuts from 1"1/4 to 6" don't know what he is cutting, but if the wood was clamped down good, and put on a good drill press. that might work. here is another cataloge. they have alot of boring bits . and forstners. www.ridgecarbidetool.com hope you can find some thing there. Evie Last edited by minowevie : 10-14-2007 at 01:43 AM. |
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10-14-2007, 05:59 AM
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 | yup, 4 1/2 is the biggest i can find so far. i'll keep my eyes open though. dale |
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10-14-2007, 08:50 PM
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| Hi again Fred, I thought I would look into My Klockit cataloge, www.klockit.com they sell alot of big clock parts and other stuff, but there forstners are not any bigger. the Circle Cutter they have is $19.99 with replacement blades $5.99. the forstners are very exspensive, I would be curius, if they even make a forstner bit that big. maybe in iron work or something. or even ship building, maybe you could Guggal those resorses. hope you find what your looking for, and if you find one. let us know. I normaly cut my 6" clock insert holes out on my scrollsaw. and sand down to the line. but if he is boring something for a dowl or something, maybe even a log cabin type of a thing. your friend Evie Last edited by minowevie : 10-14-2007 at 08:53 PM. |
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10-15-2007, 01:02 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northwest New Jersey
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| Fred These aren't forstner bits but they have the size you need. They are hole saws used by plumbers. Don't know if this will help, but it's worth a look. http://www.hermanscentral.com/site/d...7E97C76058C0EC Good luck. Dave Last edited by Plaquerd : 10-15-2007 at 01:04 AM. |
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10-15-2007, 03:52 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california
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| Dave, thank you for the sight. I have a set of the I call them key hole bits. but thats great. didn't know they came in that size.  see fred we all learn from your thread. thanks. Evie |
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10-15-2007, 04:33 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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1) use a "circle cutter" for a through hole that is good up to 7-7/8", or 2) make a template and use a router with a dado bit for a stopped hole to clean out the circle and leave a flat bottom.
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10-15-2007, 07:46 PM
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| Pajaro Studio Dallas  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin.
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| A little advice for those of you who have never used a circle cutter. K E E P Y O U R F I N G E R S A W A Y F R O M T H E C U T T E R. 
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10-16-2007, 01:44 AM
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| Scroller Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Duluth, GA
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| Thanks, guys for all your input. I will pass it along to him. fred |
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10-16-2007, 03:21 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Felton, Pa.
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| Fred... I'm not even sure you can get a hole saw that big. If his biggest concern is a flat bottom cut because of an insert of somekind he may want to farm it out to someone with a lathe that can cut them down nice and smooth. I had to do a plaque once with a large (7-1/2") cast emblem in it that I had to turn out on my wood lathe using a bowl face plate.
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