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Dealmonger: Freud FB-104 Assorted Forstner Bits $16

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Freud FB-104 4 Bit 1/4-Inch to 1-Inch Forstner Bit Assortment

I spotted this great deal over on Amazon: a set of four Freud Forstner bits in 1/4″, 1/2″, 3/4″, and 1″ diameters, with a lifetime warranty, for $16. I purchased some Forstner bits for a project a while back when I really should have bought spade bits — if you’ve ever used a Forstner bit in a regular hand drill, you know it takes a lot of force to push them into the material you’re cutting. But they work great in a drill press, especially for making pocket, angled, or overlapping holes.

Freud [Corporate Site]
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Rout Smoother With Freud’s Quadra-Cut

Monday, January 7th, 2008
Freud's Quadra-Cut Router Bits

Router bit manufacturers must be taking a cue from the razor blade companies — more blades are better. First there were two-wing bits, then triple-wing bits, and now Freud has come out with the Quadra-Cut bit. Freud claims the new Quadra-Cut bits leave a surface that requires no sanding or reworking - even in cross grain cuts.

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Freud’s New Two-Base Router Kit

Friday, October 5th, 2007
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Freud recently introduced a new two-base router kit, and they make a lot of claims about it. For example, they claim that it’s the most powerful, precise, and easy to use router kit on the market. Their concept behind the kit is that Freud wants to provide the woodworker a 2-1/4 hp combo kit that would meet evolving needs – particularly the need for a router that’d work well in a table installation and prove powerful enough to drive large profile bits.

Is this it? You’ll have to decide. But at least it won’t cost you too much to find out.

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Finds: Freud Crosscut Blades

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
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When someone mentions Freud around the shop you think jacket patches and “tell me about your mother,” right?  What you should be thinking is long-lasting crosscut blades. 

The TiCo Hi-Density laser cut blades from Freud feature the distinctive red “perma-shield” coating that (they claim) almost eliminates heat from cutting friction.  The red shielding also resists corrosion and resin build-up that can shorten the lifespan of your blade after repeated use.

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