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   Jfrostjr | Mar 19, 2007 03:53pm | #1

   Fuller makes an excellent set of pilot-hole screw bits. They will countersink or counterbore for plugs. The kit contains a plug cutter.

   Frosty

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   Napie | Mar 19, 2007 06:22pm | #2

   I second the Fuller, they are very well made and worth the price.  I have a set that has lasted me 15 years.  I’m sure a boat builder would go through them faster with all the screws and plugs they use.

    

   http://www.wlfuller.com/

    

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   Santander | Mar 21, 2007 12:04pm | #4

   Can you cut plugs with your set with hand drill or does it need a drill press? I saw some sets that specify that the plug cutters are for drill press only. I need set that I can use at job sites.

         Thanks

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   RickL | Mar 21, 2007 05:12pm | #6

   Pretty much all plug cutters must be used in a drill press but have done them with a drill guide in the field.

   http://generaltools.com/product.asp?action=prdupc&prid=36&sectionid=2

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   Santander | Mar 21, 2007 09:08pm | #7

   I have used a nice set last year at work  that contained 4 forstner bits with 4 corresponding plug cutters. They worked fine in the field with a heavy duty hand drill. Now I'm working on my own and I can't shell out the 200 euros they ask for the kit. I also could get by with 1 size of plugs. That is why I looking at a Fuller set that contains everything I need and more for a fraction of the price. Just not sure how they will cut without drill press.

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   RickL | Mar 22, 2007 12:55am | #8

   You will need some kind of support for your drill. You cannot just use a hand drill to drill plugs. Another option is a guide block with a guide hole clamped to your wood. Due to the design of a plug cutter it will walk all over if you try to free hand it.

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   forestgirl | Mar 19, 2007 06:55pm | #3

   When I was looking, Fuller and Lee Valley were the top recommendations.  The Fuller catalog is HUGE, they have everything related to drilling it seems, and great quality:
   http://www.wlfuller.com/

   Lee Valley makes nice tapered plug cutters ("SnugPlug").  You'll find 'em here:
   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32320&cat=1,180,42288

   Fuller probably makes the tapered ones too.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   Santander | Mar 21, 2007 12:05pm | #5

   Thank you for the info. extremely helpful.