Thread: Don't like my knot

Originally Posted by STF

Excellent! I was worried i had ordered some cheap crap. I did check the reviews and they are quite highly rated for general diy stuff. Probably last about 2 minutes in the hands of a professional though.

If I have to widen a handle socket and will be using a basic hand held screw diver/drill, how do I hold it in my hand but still make sure it drills straigh down at the correct angle - or will it be easier than it sounds?

BTW, if you ever have a need for high quality forstners, Lee Valley is your friend.

IMHO a vise or a third hand would be very helpful in doing that you describe... what is the handle made of?

Originally Posted by Cangooner

BTW, if you ever have a need for high quality forstners, Lee Valley is your friend.

IMHO a vise or a third hand would be very helpful in doing that you describe... what is the handle made of?

This one is resin but if it works as I hope, who knows what fun I can have later.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

BTW, if you ever have a need for high quality forstners, Lee Valley is your friend.

IMHO a vise or a third hand would be very helpful in doing that you describe... what is the handle made of?

Thanks for the info, I just ordered Silicon Carbon and Wet & Dry from them.

My new knots arrived today

These are excellent knots and even though they are synthetic, I am really pleased.

I have had a couple of cheap synthetic brushes and they were disappointing so I am really pleased at he quality of these.

One thing I now know for sure, the original knot in this brush was 100% badger in the description as you all know.

Now I have a synthetic faux silver tip knot to compare the original one with, the original is definitely not real badger. It looks exactly the same as my new synth except lower quality.

I haven't had the chance to get a glue gun so I put the new knot in temporarily with a little spot of silicon and tried it out this afternoon.

That brush is excellent now, no adjustments needed.

Now what am I going to do with my forstners set, stupid knot, it wasn't supposed to fit that well straight out of the box.