$10 router bits from Peachtree

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  • Cochese
    Veteran Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 1988

    $10 router bits from Peachtree

    Peachtree Woodworking Supply is your one stop supply shop for all your woodworking needs.


    I have to say that I've been very pleased with the Stone Mountain bits in terms of cut quality. I can't speak to their longevity, as I don't router much. Not 'brag to your momma' deals here, but some savings can be had.
    I have a little blog about my shop
  • tommyt654
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 2334

    #2
    Thanks for the heads up Chris, Goin to the game Sat or Sun in Rome?

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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15218
      • So. Florida
      • Delta

      #3
      Carbide is brittle and there's different grades used as tips. I haven't used that brand, but I don't think I would use a $9.99 bit for machining. OTOH, they may be just fine at a good price.

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      • pelligrini
        Veteran Member
        • Apr 2007
        • 4217
        • Fort Worth, TX
        • Craftsman 21829

        #4
        The $10 is a sale price, most of the Stone Mountain bits at Peachtree normally go for $20+.

        I've got a few stone mountain bits and I've been pleased with the quality too. They're not Whiteside quality, but they don't come at those prices either. To me,they seem a lot like the Holbren line Brian closed out a while back.
        Erik

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        • LCHIEN
          Internet Fact Checker
          • Dec 2002
          • 20914
          • Katy, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 vintage 1999

          #5
          At The Woodworking Shows the last few years they (Peachtree) have had bins full of these Stone Mtn. bits for $5 each. Maybe they were cheap because they were all mixed up and you had to search for what you wanted.
          Loring in Katy, TX USA
          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
          BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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          • pelligrini
            Veteran Member
            • Apr 2007
            • 4217
            • Fort Worth, TX
            • Craftsman 21829

            #6
            Could have been factory seconds too.
            Erik

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            • Cochese
              Veteran Member
              • Jun 2010
              • 1988

              #7
              I wasn't planning on it Tommy. Hoping to find a flea market here related to my latest thread over on WWT.

              I have (I think) three different sets of SM bits - a dovetail set (no idea why I bought), a cabinet door set and a 24pc starter set. All were wrapped in this really nice rubber(?) coating.

              Like I said, I don't router often, but when I do I reach for these first. Outside of a major sale elsewhere, I think I'll be porting most of my assortment over to this brand outside of my huge Milwaukee panel bits.
              I have a little blog about my shop

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              • LCHIEN
                Internet Fact Checker
                • Dec 2002
                • 20914
                • Katy, TX, USA.
                • BT3000 vintage 1999

                #8
                Originally posted by pelligrini
                Could have been factory seconds too.
                not advertised as seconds, if they were seconds I would think they have to label them or at least the bins as such. More likely production overruns or overstock. Or just put out as impulse buy items. And not all bits may have been available.

                I bought a few... here's some pics of the bits with their number and price on the green tags... Look up the numbers in Peachtree's ad linked in the OP, same series of bits...

                I'm just saying, $10 is not a bad price, but its twice the lowest price I've seen every year at TWS for these bits. Buyer Education...

                Actually I see that the bits I bought and that were at the show were the simpler, smaller diameter bits with/out bearings. I see some of the $10 bits have bearings and larger profiles which makes them a better buy.
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                Loring in Katy, TX USA
                If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                • tommyt654
                  Veteran Member
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 2334

                  #9
                  OK ,I give up whats WWT

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                  • LCHIEN
                    Internet Fact Checker
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 20914
                    • Katy, TX, USA.
                    • BT3000 vintage 1999

                    #10
                    Originally posted by tommyt654
                    OK ,I give up whats WWT
                    Maybe http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/?gcli...FaVdTAodch-3pQ
                    ?
                    Loring in Katy, TX USA
                    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                    • cabinetman
                      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 15218
                      • So. Florida
                      • Delta

                      #11
                      Originally posted by pelligrini
                      Could have been factory seconds too.
                      That's what I was thinking. Maybe they don't have to mark them as such.

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