Freud 12-128: 1/2 (Dia.) Double Flute Straight Bit (Eclipse Grind),Red

The only issue, not Freuds, is that it is so long that my Bosch 1617 bottoms out with a substantial portion of the bit still above the table. So for a Dado, this would be an issue. Unless it was a Dado in 12/4 Lumber.

Great product

Used it to create a 1 3/4 mortise for tropical oak (quercus) door with a >1 density. Requires 5 5 mm passes but the finished mortise is top quality. Only problem is that the cutting edge wears out pretty fast and I have no idea if it is possible at all to sharpen the bit in any efficient way. I think some kind of jig could be used with the Chicago Electric carbide saw sharpener, but my experiment in this direction was not successful. By the way, dont forget to adjust the rotation direction of your spindle to use this bit. It is easy to forget, particularly above 70 :) Best

Very sharp and well balanced. Needs frequent sharpening.

Typical Freud great quality - cant go wrong!

Cant go wrong.

Perfect. I love these.

Fantastic price for a solid super smooth half inch router bit. Because it is half inch shaft there is almost no play or chatter. Be sure you have a router that accepts 1/2 inch. All routers that accept 1/2 inch come with a collet for both half and quarter. Routers can only accept quarter-inch obviously dont work with this bit. I was surprised how much material it removes so easily Im really not that far off a spiral bit. I used it for edge Routing though I suspect that it may not be as good with plunge Routing. Best to upgrade to a spiral bit for that.

Spend the extra money and buy a Freud. I used to think the Bosch bits were the way to go, but these are way better and make cleaner cuts at all speeds. I mainly work with oak, couldn’t be happier with the performance of these bits.

Excelente producto, resistente y fino