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Amazon.com It's unfortunate that calling a new product "revolutionary" has become such an advertising cliché, because Milwaukee's new Pathfinder bit is, in fact, exactly that. Designed to replace a standard spade bit, the Pathfinder has six cutting edges, which allow it to cut up to three times faster than the old spade bit. But what's truly impressive--and, we don't mind saying, revolutionary--about the Pathfinder bit is its ability to drill curved holes up to 90 degrees. (Click on "see more pictures" above to see an illustration of this.) Electricians, remodelers, and anyone else who needs to drill an irregularly shaped hole will love these bits, which enable you to route wire, conduit, and tubing in tight spaces or while turning a corner. Pathfinder bits can also cut quick mortises: the Pathfinder cuts wood, composites, chipboards, plasterboard, and hard plastics, leaving a clean, slightly dimpled hole that's more like a forstner bit's than a spade bit's. The edges are slow to dull, but when they do, simply sharpen them. We'll admit that these bits don't change the world, but being able to drill in a curve definitely makes a lot of jobs easier. --Jon Groebner From the Manufacturer Milwaukee's exclusive PathFinder bits drill two to three times faster than spade bits. The PathFinder easily drills irregular or curved holes up to 90 degrees. They cut channels, grooves, and mortises, too, and leave smooth, clean holes like forstner bits. The unique design has six different cutting edges allowing it to cut forward, backward, and on all sides. This bit makes precise, clean holes in wood, composites, chipboards, plasterboard, and hard plastics. Multiple cutting surfaces spread... read more