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    Quote Originally Posted by STF View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    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.
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    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.
    Last edited by STF; 08-18-2020 at 09:33 PM.
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