20mm boring bit - Left hand or Right Hand

[krudawg]

I just purchased the Benchdog Quad Hinge kit with boring template.  I have the Festool OF 1400.  Do I buy the Left hand bit or the right hand bit???  Any recommendations for the the boring bit?

 

[Michael Kellough]

The spindle rotates clockwise of that’s what you’re asking.

 

[krudawg]

I'm not really sure what I am asking - regular router bits are sold without regard to left hand or right hand.  Now, all of the sudden, I'm looking for a 20mm plunge bit to put a 20mm in my MFT and I am to decide a left hand or right hand.  I'm confused.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Get the right hand bit.

 

[krudawg]

Thanks; I'll do that

 

[Bohdan]

Are you looking at a boring bit or a router bit designed to bore..

The boring bit may not be designed to spin at the speed of a router and could suffer damage.

 

[Cheese]

Festool makes a 20 mm boring bit to use in their routers. I've used it to make 20 mm holes in a Baltic birch MFT top, it's fantastic and it doesn't leave burn marks.
https://www.festoolusa.com/accessory/491072---hw-s8-d20

 

[rst]

Get the Festool bit, I've bored hundreds of holes with mine, practice a bit with speed to prevent burning,  Those left and right boring bits are for line boring machines such as Blum or CMT and the spindles alternates direction.