verhoevenc Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 Ok, so stew mac's hot rods are REAL easy, hense why a lot of people like them. HOWEVER, to make it even easier they offer a bit that does the width of the dado (7/32" which I find to be a WEIRD cutting diameter). However,t hey charge $20 for that bit! Well, I just found that www.routerbits.com has a 1/4" shank, 7/32" cutting diameter bit made especially for dadoing for $13! What a steal! So I thought I'd share. Chris Quote
n8rofwyo Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 Good find, thanks for throwing in the mix Chris! Nate Robinson Quote
Daniel Sorbera Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) this is the one I bought. It's from amana and it's solid carbide. It seems to be really high quality as I've done 5 necks so far of very dense demanding wood and its still razor sharp. Great business to deal with also. Very helpful. I orderd the standard 5 day shipping and it got here the next day in the mail Edited November 23, 2005 by Godin SD Quote
rhoads56 Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 Ok, so stew mac's hot rods are REAL easy, hense why a lot of people like them. HOWEVER, to make it even easier they offer a bit that does the width of the dado (7/32" which I find to be a WEIRD cutting diameter). However,t hey charge $20 for that bit! Well, I just found that www.routerbits.com has a 1/4" shank, 7/32" cutting diameter bit made especially for dadoing for $13! What a steal! So I thought I'd share. Chris ← Its actually $13.99, and the minimum postage is $4.99, so yeah, thats a pretty sweet discount!! Quote
JPL Posted November 26, 2005 Report Posted November 26, 2005 Ok, so stew mac's hot rods are REAL easy, hense why a lot of people like them. HOWEVER, to make it even easier they offer a bit that does the width of the dado (7/32" which I find to be a WEIRD cutting diameter). However,t hey charge $20 for that bit! Well, I just found that www.routerbits.com has a 1/4" shank, 7/32" cutting diameter bit made especially for dadoing for $13! What a steal! So I thought I'd share. Chris ← Its actually $13.99, and the minimum postage is $4.99, so yeah, thats a pretty sweet discount!! ← Cool! Does that mean Stew Mac's shipping is free? Quote
soapbarstrat Posted November 26, 2005 Report Posted November 26, 2005 I don't want to put words in Perry's mouth, but I think he probably means if you are going to order some stuff from StewMac anyway, but you also found a cheaper alternative source for an item or two, you better consider the adding shipping cost of ordering from 2 places. If you can save a significant amount of money, then sure it's worth it. Quote
JPL Posted November 26, 2005 Report Posted November 26, 2005 I figured that was what he was saying but Perry can tend to be economical with his words at times. Just my pathetic attempt at humor. Quote
soapbarstrat Posted November 26, 2005 Report Posted November 26, 2005 Well, I know my point is way too obvious. But I know how it is to look through the StewMac catalog and see most items are quite expensive and you are likely to think " I'll show them. I'll see if I can find it cheaper somewhere else, even if it only saves me 2 dollars, or even if it's the same price, I want to show them I don't have to depend on them". Well, I've probably thought that way a few times. But we'd be in trouble if StewMac went away. R&D for cool new tools would hit a brick wall. Quote
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