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Just a final reply to close this thread up and also provide some answers for other pipe makers with the same question. Accurate woodworking machines were not at my disposal so I purchased a 12" disc sander from Busy Bee: http://www.busybeetools.com/products/SANDER-12IN.-DISC-1-HP-110V-CRAFTEX.h...

Shop looks great. I wish I had the space. Eventually.

Just wanted to know how your disc sander works for you. I want to purchase this 12" disc sander from Busy Bee

http://www.busybeetools.com/products/SA ... AFTEX.html

It looks similar. Let me know.

Mark

What tooling have you got? How large is the sander? Tools like table and chop saws inherently make things square, but they are also inherently not that easy to cut small pieces on safely. Can you build some jigs to control things at 90 degrees to the sander? I have a King Canada 6" disc sander...

I've been having mixed results in squaring my in-cut blocks since I've started. There always seems to be some misalignment when trying to makes draught holes and chambers meet. Also, my block never seems to be perfectly square, even after squaring it on my disc sander. If you have a method that work...

Freud Forstner works great. Perfectly smooth shank face. Thanks Kurt for the suggestion. A note to fellow Canadians: Home Depot and Lowes carries this brand of Forstner bits but only Lowes has them in stock at the store. You have to order them online at Home Deptot. Thanks to everyone for helping me...

Thanks everybody for the information. I'll be checking out Home Dept for a Freud Forstner. Would anybody like to elaborate on te second question I posted here rebating the Brad Point bit (First post at the top)?

Mark

Hi all. I've been lurking around these forums for a long time and have decided to register and post a few questions. I've been experimenting with different tooling for a year or so and have a question about Forstner Bits. I have bought three different types of Forstner's ( Lee Valley, Canadian Tire ...