Cleaner Cuts, Longer Life - Carbide Forstner Bits Make It Better!

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Most woodworkers are familiar with Forstner bits, specifically designed to create precise, clean, flat-bottomed holes, and much cleaner than a spade bit. How could they get any better? By adding carbide!

Famag Bormax carbide Forstner bit with labeled carbide spur, scoring tooth, chipper and negative-shear spurs

These Famag Bormax Forstner bits have a solid carbide, 3/32”-thick chipper, running the full diameter of the bit. The center spur is milled into that chipper, making it part of the solid piece. The side spurs are canted at a negative shear angle, compared to the shear angle of the main cutter. The carbide scoring teeth are set just below the perimeter, creating a scoring cut to prevent tear out. The micro-grain carbide bits maintain a sharp cutting edge up to ten times longer than standard tool steel, and deliver clean and splinter-free holes.

Famag carbide Forstner bits in sizes 5/8

These Forstner bits are ideal for use in handheld drills, drill presses, and lathe applications and are offered in eight sizes ...

Famag 101-989 set of 8 carbide Forstner bits in a foam-lined storage case

... or in a money-saving set, complete with storage case. 

Clean, flat-bottomed hole drilled in hardwood with a carbide Forstner bit, pencil pointing to the edge

These bits work efficiently in a variety of materials, including softwoods and hardwoods with precise, clean cuts.

Famag 35mm carbide Forstner bit after boring a clean hole in solid surface material

And these carbide forstner bits are just as efficient in particleboard, melamine and even solid surface materials. 

Eight Famag Bormax carbide-tipped Forstner bits lined up from smallest to largest

Kick your Forsnter bit performance up a couple of notches with carbide-tipped Forstners from Famag.

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