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My machine has 14 vertical drill slots in a dedicated drilling unit. I used an exact size forstner drill bit, once programed and tested the time taken to machine the mdf was less than 20mins for a 2200 x 1100 top. The festool clamps and parf dogs are snug with no play at all.
If I had to use the main spindle I'd have cut holes in one pass using a spyhole or handle hole 12mm spiral router bit. The tool would enter the mdf and cut through in a cork screw motion in a single pass.
There shouldn't be a debate whether to cut as a pocket or cut an outside path, if using a router bit to machine small holes a helix should be programmed to speed up the cut and prolong the life of the tool. We cut handle holes and spyhole in 54mm thick doors in one pass using this method.
If I had to use the main spindle I'd have cut holes in one pass using a spyhole or handle hole 12mm spiral router bit. The tool would enter the mdf and cut through in a cork screw motion in a single pass.
There shouldn't be a debate whether to cut as a pocket or cut an outside path, if using a router bit to machine small holes a helix should be programmed to speed up the cut and prolong the life of the tool. We cut handle holes and spyhole in 54mm thick doors in one pass using this method.
