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Premium Grade Hardwood Plug Cutters

Size: 3/8"

Convenient Hardwood Plug Cutting On The Job Site!

There you are, on the job site, ready to install the last row of deck boards. You know they will be secured with plugged countersunk screw holes, and then on to oiling the deck with Ipe Oil®. Then, realize you can’t finish today because you are short 2 hardwood plugs! You know this deck installation needs to be finished today. It’s a tough spot to be in.

What if you could reach in your toolbox and grab a bit that quickly cuts wooden plugs on site? A tool that not only cuts wood plugs but one that is sharp enough to cut imported hardwoods? The DeckWise® Premium Hardwood Plug Cutter is the right toolbox addition to finish any decking job, today, instead of next week.

Available in two popular sizes: 3/8" & 1/2"

Size: 1/2"

Anti-skate Design

Patented self-centering design with spring-loaded guide pin that helps stabilize cutting, while eliminating scoring and roughing of wood surfaces.

Extra Sharp Cutting Teeth

Extra sharp teeth designed specifically to cut through exotic hardwoods. Achieve a smooth tapered plug even with the most dense hardwoods, such as Ipe.

Job Site Convenience

Not only are DeckWise® Hardwood Plug Cutters convenient for on the job use, but they also allow contractors to cut custom plugs. Fresh cut plugs on the job will guarantee a perfect match of color and grain characteristics for hardwood boards being used on site.

How to Use Hardwood Plug Cutters

Warning: To reduce the risk of injury, read and understand the operator’s manual for your power tool before use. Always wear eye protection.

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DeckWise® Hardwood Plug Cutters offer the following features and benefits:

• Anti-Skate Design
• Extra Sharp Cutting Teeth
• Job Site Convenience

Step 1: Attach to Drill

Attach to any hand-held electric or battery powered drill.

Note: Can also be used with a drill press

Step 2: Insert Point

Remove the plastic pin protective cover. Insert retractable point into wood.

Step 3: Cut Plug

Secure the scrap piece of wood you will be cutting the plugs out of with a clamp. Slowly increase the drill speed until the teeth begin to cut and then increase to max speed until you have reached a depth of about 3/8”.

Step 4: Remove Plug

Snap the plug free by inserting a flat head screwdriver or a small chisel in the cut and push it against the plug along the grain. Snapping against the grain results in the plug breaking uneven and too short to use.

It is always difficult to fit plugs perfectly; any slight runout in your drill-press quill can make the holes oversize. Unfortunately, this runout will also make plugs undersize. The combination leads to ill-fitting plugs that are very noticeable in your finished work.

Snug-Plug cutters are designed to cut slightly tapered plugs; the first 3 mm of the plug is the stated size (6 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm) and then flares out at a 3° included angle.

Unlike regular plug cutters, they also shave the plug sides as they cut, producing very smooth plugs. Put a bit of glue in the hole, just tap a plug into it until you meet resistance, then cut off the excess. You will then have a plug that fits perfectly, with a nearly invisible line between the plug and the workpiece.

These plug cutters are carefully reamed after hardening to ensure perfect concentricity. It is difficult to believe how nice a plugging job you can do until you actually use one. 9.5 mm shanks.

Veritas Snug-Plug Cutters

are the only ones that have a cylindrical portion for good penetration, then taper for a tight fit. If you cut plugs from scrap that matches your work, line up the grain, and trim carefully, the result will be nearly invisible.

Sharpening

Snug-Plug Cutters come ready for use but should be honed occasionally for optimum cutting. Using a thin flat file, a sharpening stone or 320x sandpaper glued to hardboard, hone the face of each tooth, maintaining the factory rake angle.

After prolonged use, if the tips dull, file the top bevel at the original angle. Keep the tooth height even.

Advantages over cylindrical plugs.

They always fit snugly. Even if a hole is 0.4 mm oversize, a tapered plug will fit snugly. This ensures that you have no unsightly gaps in your finished work.

The first portion of the plug is cylindrical and has a rounded tip, ensuring easy entry and adequate penetration before the taper comes into play.

Tapered plugs have smooth, shaved sides, eliminating the torn fibers that usually result from using one, two or four-flute cylindrical cutters.

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