Steelex D1024 3-Inch Forstner Bit for Precise Drilling and Cutting

Joann M Ingulli-Fattic: I needed an odd size and this fit the bill.

United States on Oct 10, 2023

Amazon Customer: Only place I could find it. Works great

United States on Oct 02, 2023

Tom ∧ Carol: Sharp, cut well but tended to load up with shavings. On thicker pieces of wood, I stopped to remove the shavings. The problem may have been the wood I was drilling, pine.

The tip was ground slight off center but not enough to cause me problems. It only detracted from the overall quality. I would buy it again.

United States on Oct 01, 2023

john alexopoulos: Arrived in a nice wooden storage box. Came with a warning to adjust the speed of the drillpress. Good advice. Worked perfectly

United States on Sep 28, 2023

Paul S: This product is worth investing in, I would buy other sizes.

Canada on Sep 01, 2023

Keven: Work
Good.
Solid

Canada on Aug 18, 2023

Brian Elliot: Haven’t stressed it as I suspect heat may damage it. I’m doing repetitive drilling do I go easy. Works well so far.

Canada on Aug 02, 2023

Len-Nerd: Using my 1/2" corded portable drill on the 1st gear setting in spruce, this bit became hopelessly dull very quickly. Probably drilled less than 10" total into spruce lumber. Having said that, it was easy enough to sharpen with a small file, but I'm pretty sure that it is not high-speed steel. It did make nice, round holes, which I did not measure but would imagine where very close to the stated diameter. If you're buying this bit, be sure to buy a small, fine-toothed file to sharpen it.

Canada on Jul 06, 2023

BronzememberBronzemember: I had to cut clean holes into 4 x 6 treated timber for landscaping. I experimented with a continuous edge Forstner bit and it didn’t make it through one cut before dulling. I did a little research on Forstner bits and found that the sawtooth would be better to use for this purpose. I purchased this bit based on the reviews and it worked superbly. It cut all eight holes as I needed and will still cut more. I made a special effort to come back and do this review. I am very pleased with this item.

Canada on May 17, 2023

Elijah Stephens: Well even though this is far from being a 4 star forstner bit. I gave it 4 stars and I will explain why

I purchased this bit to install my lee valley front vise. The vise installation called for 2 5/16 diameter hole at 9/16 deep. It is a really odd size hole and the fact that it is just a recessed hole and not a through hole makes it even more of a challenge. The reason being is because Steelex is the only company that makes a forstner bit this size. The only other option is using a 2 5/16 hole saw but those are for through cuts. So with the hole saw you would have to drill a hole in a piece of wood with the hole saw and use that cut as a template for a top bearing flush trim router bit and plunge cut a 9/16 deep hole into the wood that you need. This is time consuming and just ends up costing to much money for drilling to recessed holes. Which was the way I was going to go at first until I came across this steelex bit.

Now the reason I gave this bit 4 stars is because this is the only forstner bit of this size on the market. So when I found the bit it was like looking at a premium steak dinner after I had been stuck on a deserted island for a month, which to me...

United States on Jan 27, 2016