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Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files
Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files
Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files
Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files
Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards
1/8" Carbide drill bit for cnc router projects like cribbage boards

Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files

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The wickedly fast Lightning Series 1/8" drill bit is designed specifically for the high speeds of CNC routers. Want to make Cribbage boards and other CNC woodworking projects.

Drill through every hole at lightning speed. With the ability to drill at 17,000 RPM and 60 inches per minute, each hole is complete at blazing speed...less than a second without peck drilling!

  • Won't flex like high-speed steel drill bits
  • No peck drilling is needed. Each hole can be completed in a full-stroke plunge.
  • FREE cribbage board files

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Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files

Extreme-Performance 1/8" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files

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Extreme-Performance 1/4" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, 1/4" Shank

Extreme-Performance 1/4" Drill Bit for CNC Routers, 1/4" Shank

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1/8" Up-Cut Endmill Bit (Drilling Capable) For CNC Routers (set of 2)

1/8" Up-Cut Endmill Bit (Drilling Capable) For CNC Routers (set of 2)

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Feeds And Speeds

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The wickedly fast Lightning Series 1/8" carbide drill bit is designed specifically for the high speeds of CNC routers. Want to make Cribbage boards and other CNC woodworking projects. This high-performance 1/8" drill bit for CNC routers will be your go-to bit from now on.

Drill through every hole at lightning speed. With the ability to drill at 17,000 RPM and 60 inches per minute, each hole is completed at blazing speed...less than a second without peck drilling! And the Lightning Series 1/8 CNC drill bit will last through more cribbage boards than you can imagine.

If you are planning on designing and making DIY cribbage board games, you want the holes to be perfectly positioned. And regular drill bits can't guarantee that.

Whether you are making a cribbage board by hand or with a drilling jig or on a CNC router, choosing any standard drill bit can lead to problems in your project. Because standard 1/8 drill bits lack the rigidity and a true point.

This 1/8" router drill bit has 3 characteristics built into it for extreme performance:

  • It is made of solid carbide steel. Standard 1/8" drill bits are made of high-speed steel. Density changes in wood grain cause high-speed steel bits to flex while drilling, causing your cribbage board holes to be out of alignment and at a slight tilt. Carbide is rigid so it resists flexing.
    • High-speed steel heats up faster, so peck drilling is required to allow the tip to cool.
  • The point grind reduces burrs around the top of the hole. It also holds a sharp edge 100x longer than high-speed steel.
  • The smoothed flutes allow chip ejection while the drill bit is plunging, further allowing a complete hole without pecking.

The 1/8" CNC router drill bit will last through hundreds of boards if you follow the feeds & speeds listed below. It can also be used for aluminum, brass, steel, acrylic, and other materials.

Included are Cribbage board files I found for free. They are yours to do what you want.

Watch this video to see the bit perform.

Item SKU: DR-18

Specs

  • Cut diameter: 1/8"
  • Shank: 1/8"
  • Length: 2.5"
  • Flutes: 2
  • Flute length: 0.75"
  • Material: 100% carbide

Settings

  • Plunge feed: 60 inches per minute
  • Speed (rpm): 17000 (Makita dial 3.5)
  • Max plunge depth:  0.75 inches.
  • Due to flute length, cannot full stroke plunge past 0.75 inches
  • After 0.75 inches, set peck to 0.1"

For Vectric users, get the latest CNC router bit tool database by going to this page

For CNC’s with routers, refer to this PDF download feeds & speeds table

Customer Reviews

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Graham Rankin
Does a great job

I ordered two 1/8 drill bits to repplace the one i had been using since Fall 2023. That one broke when the plate slipped when zeroing the bit. My bad! When the new bits arrived the first job was a commissioned Oregon cribbage board for two players. The next job was a prototype for 8 players! Lots and lots of holes! Did a great job on both.

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Scott Douglass

Extreme-Performance 1/8 Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files

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Eric Pierman

Extreme-Performance 1/8 Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files

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Bud Lewis
Durability

I think it’s ok. The first one seemed to last a good while but when it went it screamed every hole. Then it starting egg shaping. That was likely about the 16,000th hole or so. My second bit is already screaming on every entry drilling out ambrosia maple. Ambrosia isn’t really a hard maple from what I understand. So I’m not sure if the bit failing or just the type of wood. Overall I’m happy. It pays for itself within 3 projects. I’m drilling out “crochet blocking boards”

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Tammy NOVAK

Extreme-Performance 1/8 Drill Bit for CNC Routers, Free Cribbage Files