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I'm looking for a replacement bit (SM binding set), 1/4" shank, .925" diameter, .250" inside bearing diameter. No luck finding the thing locally or online, at over $40 I find SM overpriced… Any supplier?

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
http://www.laurentbrondel.com/

Hi Laurent, I struggled with this same problem week. Knocked my laminate trimmer off the bench, ruined the StewMac bit. I have a Frued 1" rabbeting bit laying around but the bearing shaft was too short for the SM bearings. Tracy provided a link for rabbeting bits that work with the LMI bearing set... maybe they'd work with the StewMac bearings if you used some kind of center bushing. Here's the thread:

http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=18272

As for me, I broke down and bought a replacement StewMac bit. A little pricey at $51 including shipping, but I've got 2 boxes that need binding, so I couldn't wait.

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Jim Womack

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