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Adjustable Counter Sink Boring Bit

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Rather than have a set of counter sink bits that may not be the exact size you need, you could replace them with one adjustable countersink boring bit. Amana’s Di-Count fits over drill bits sized 3/32″ to 9/32″ to drill counter sunk holes for wood screws sized #2 to #18.

The 2-wing carbide-tipped bit will countersink screws up to 7/16″ deep. The countersink bit measures 1-1/4″ long and uses two screws to clamp around the pilot bit. Before shipping charges take a bite out of your wallet, you’ll pay about $23 for the Di-Count adjustable countersink boring bit.

Di-Count [Amana Tool]
Di-Count [ToolsToday]
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Carbide Cutting/Scoring Tool

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

We’ve covered a carbide scorer/cutter before, but the Striker Utility Score was a folding multi-tool. If you cut a lot of laminate flooring, Formica, plastics, Plexiglas, or other material that has to be scored to cut, you probably want a dedicated tool like Amana’s Dicut.

Amana manufactures the Dicut from lightweight steel precision and coats the handle with plastic. They precision-grind both carbide edges, which can be resharpened if necessary.

Pricing for Amana’s Dicut Laminate Cutter starts around $12.

Laminate Cutter [Amana Tool]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
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Router Bits With Replaceable Cutters

Monday, July 6th, 2009

You don’t want to be out of commission waiting for your dull router bits to be sharpened. That’s why Amana Tool’s created the new In-Tech series insert router bits. They never need to be sharpened because you just replace the cutter when the old one dulls.

Amana manufacturers the knives for the In-Tech bits out of tungsten carbide, so you can use the bits on a wide variety of materials like softwoods, hardwoods, MDF, and chipboard. They claim the bits (not the cutters, of course) last four times as long as other brazed router bits, and the cutting accuracy is consistent over the life of the knife.

Amana makes nine 1/4″ shank bits with replaceable cutters. The nine bits include a 1/4″ radius bit, a 1/4″ cove bit, an Ogee bit, a 1/2″ rabbet bit, a flush trimming bit, a 2-in-1 corner round and bevel trimming bit, a V-groove bit, a 1/4″ radius core box bit, and a 1/2″ straight plunge bit.

Amana priced the bits comparably to other companies’ brazed router bits. The bits cost anywhere from $17 to $53 and replacement cutters run $6 to $15 in pairs.

In-Tech Press Release
In-Tech Router Bits [Amana]
In-Tech Router Bits [ToolsToday]

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Tambour Doors Without Wires

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Amana Tambour Bits

How do you make tambour doors — you know, the rolling doors in roll-top desks and appliance garages?  You could glue the slats to a cloth backing, then fish a wire through every slat to hold the tambour door together, or you could use Amana’s new bit set. With Lonnie Bird’s three carbide-tipped tambour/appliance garage door bits, you can create uniquely shaped slats that interlock.

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Make Perfect Plastic Edges With Your Router

Friday, August 24th, 2007
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Channel cutting thick plastic normally either turns out looking less than perfect with a standard router bit — or is just impossible.  But Amana has a plastic router bit designed to cut, shape, and de-burr plastic all in one pass. The secret to good looking plastic cuts is fluted spiral cut of the bit.

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