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    Boys’ Toys, Books & Gear

    Feb 02, 2021 4 minutes

    STAR-M COMBINATION AUGER BITS

    Star-M is a Japanese company that specialises in the design and manufacture of premium drill bits. We reviewed the brad point bit in the centre of the photo in Issue 126.

    Japanese Tools Australia is now importing the excellent big brother to these clean-cutting wonders. As you can see, the auger bit is designed to fit into a brace or a standard chuck. The instructions that come with the auger bits state that the 19mm-dia bit can run at 3,000rpm, while the 25mm bit has a maximum speed of 1500rpm! I would never run an auger bit at these speeds; however, I can understand the confidence

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