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About Famag

Famag is a German manufacturer of specialist wood boring and cutting tools, working from facilities in Germany with a range focused entirely on the premium end of the wood machining accessories market. Its best-known product, the Bormax forstner bit, has earned a reputation among professional woodworkers, furniture manufacturers and cabinet makers as the finest forstner bit available, a view that professional users tend to confirm once they have compared it against the many alternatives on the market.

The forstner bit is a specialist wood boring tool for cutting flat-bottomed blind holes, used for hinge cup recesses, shelf pin holes, dowel pockets and anywhere a flat-based hole is needed. Most forstner bits on the market are made in Asia to a price point that reflects volume production rather than precision manufacturing. The Famag Bormax is made in Germany to tolerances that give a noticeably cleaner bore, a sharper rim cut and less grain tear-out than budget alternatives, differences that show in the finished hole and matter to any professional who takes pride in their workmanship.

The Bormax 2.0 is the current version of the design, with improved chip clearance geometry that bores faster and clears swarf better than the original, reducing heat build-up and extending tool life in production boring. It is available in sizes from 10 mm to 100 mm as individual bits and in comprehensive sets, in standard and long series formats.

Products We Can Supply from Famag

Bormax 2.0 forstner bits are the flagship product, available from 10 mm to 100 mm diameter as individual sizes and in comprehensive sets. The Bormax 2.0 geometry gives a noticeably cleaner cut than standard forstner bits, with minimal grain tear-out on entry and a flat, smooth base to the bore. They are used in hinge boring machines, bench drills and handheld drills in joinery workshops, cabinet factories and furniture manufacture, and the 35 mm hinge cup size is the most frequently ordered individual bit.

Bormax long series forstner bits are extended length versions of the Bormax bit for boring deep blind holes or through-holes in thicker timber sections where the standard length is not enough. They are used in furniture making, timber frame joinery and structural woodwork where the required hole depth goes beyond the reach of a standard forstner bit.

Brad point drills are Famag brad point twist drills for precise hole placement in timber and sheet materials, where the sharp centre point stops the drill walking and gives a clean entry hole. They are available in metric sizes from 3 mm to 20 mm, and the precise ground geometry produces a consistently clean bore with minimal grain splitting around the entry point.

Auger bits and installer bits include Famag spiral auger bits for deep-hole boring in solid timber and installer bits in extended lengths for routing cables and pipes through structural timber in building work. Both share the same manufacturing quality as the Bormax range, with properly heat-treated steel and precision-ground cutting edges.

Industries

Famag boring tools are used in joinery and cabinet making, furniture and fitted furniture manufacture, timber frame construction, general carpentry, fitted kitchen and bedroom installation, shopfitting and commercial interior fit-out, and any professional woodworking environment where the quality of the bore contributes to the quality of the finished product. The Bormax is the standard specification in factories and workshops where forstner bit quality affects production throughput and component quality.