Snappy Tools Plug Cutter, 3/8

Im using this to cut out plugs for the mahogany porch Im installing at home. Use lower speeds as written on the package and put it in your drill press. It takes a while to cut several hundred of them, so I do it in shifts. After a while you will get the hang of how it cuts. Steady medium pressure.

Works perfectly for the Snappy drill and countersinks

I cut about 100 plugs in southern yellow pine. Worked great and its still sharp.

The style of cutter basically sucks and I dont even think this is a very good example of this style of cutter. The geometry in the sharpening are all wack plus I dont even think the material is that good. On the other hand I need a grand total of eight plugs And Im not a professional woodworker so odds are that Im not going to be let down by this thing too badly. Because I dont plan on using a lot.

I got this along with a counterbore set from Snappy - I was able to sink some screws on the underside of a serving board and then hide the holes with custom plugs. It worked well for me. The plugs I cut were a little skinny but that could have been use error and a little run out on the drill press. Since I was not looking for an invisible fit I was happy. The bit is sharp and cut through mesquite just fine. Walnut got scorched a bit but once I lowered the speed of the press it was fine for me. I am an amateur and your mileage may vary. Buy American.

Cuts nice plugs. Use to cut face grain plugs, which look much better.

Get a fuller. These just burn through the wood.

Worked as expected.

I still have the first one of these that I bought 8 years ago! Use it all the time, works perfectly and has NEVER become dull. Ordered another recently, just to have a back-up and the over all size/thickness of the steel has been reduced by 20%. Hope it holds up as good as the first one:)

The worst plug cutter Ive ever used. Tons of chatter and the resulting plugs were smaller than 3/8.