kmealy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 In their instructions, they say to cut in multiple passes, about 1/2 the diameter of the bit in each pass, i.e., 1/8" at a time for a 1/4" bit. I was thinking, "Should I buy a 3/8" bit too?" Then I said to myself, "Duh! I can just offset the bit and cut from both sides. or adjust the fence." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 minute ago, kmealy said: I was thinking, "Should I buy a 3/8" bit too?" Then I said to myself, "Duh! I can just offset the bit and cut from both sides. or adjust the fence." Yeah but, you won't have a 3/8" bit should you never need it. Besides you can combine shipping costs getting both on the same order...then you don't have to worry about offsetting and making multiple extra passes to get 3/8" mortise....just sayin' Gene Howe and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, kmealy said: I was thinking, "Should I buy a 3/8" bit too?" Then I said to myself, "Duh! I can just offset the bit and cut from both sides. or adjust the fence." the bit can walk/drift/flex depending on the grain... Edited September 18, 2017 by Stick486 kmealy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 So, you guys just want me to spend more money do you? Thanks for the help. MLCS has free standard shipping all the time. HARO50 and Grandpadave52 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 MLCS? Hope you don't have too many mortises to cut. Don't get me wrong, I've got several of their bits. But, they do dull rapidly. Spend the few bucks and get a Freud or one of similar, or better, quality. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 hard to beat the Freud... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Ugh now you tell me. They have two lines and the one I got is from the upper line, Katana, if that makes any difference. Next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 33 minutes ago, kmealy said: Ugh now you tell me. They have two lines and the one I got is from the upper line, Katana, if that makes any difference. Next time. They are a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 7 hours ago, Gene Howe said: They are a bit better. sorta... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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