| >> I don't know why I do that kinda stuff!!! | >
| > I don't either, but most of us have at one time or another. | >
| > When I bought my first router I had no idea what bits to buy so I = got a=20 | > cheap bit like you describe. I thought I mad a mistake buying a = router=20 | > until I got a good bit. | >
| > I keep hearing things about Harbor Freight tools are OK for a light = use,=20 | > but it always comes back to bite you in the ass when a cheap tool = ruins=20 | > the work, rounds the head of a bolt, etc. IMO, cheap tools are very=20 | > expensive. |=20 | This is a lesson I want to learn from others (like the OP). I keep = hearing=20 | that CMT sells good router bits. Just from watching the traffic here = I'd=20 | say the are the #1 recommendation. I went to their website today to = find=20 | the bullnose I'd need for my window sills. I couldn't tell what would = be an=20 | appropriate size for my 3/4" thick boards. Nor did their site help me = find=20 | a dealer in my area (Ottawa, Ontario). Anybody know of one? (I'm = willing=20 | to order online, too, if I can be sure I'm getting the right thing.) |=20 | My next option will be to buy a bit from Lee Valley. Their catalog = shows=20 | clearly all the dimensions and I have little doubt I can pick it up on = the=20 | way home from work this Friday. Would you say a CMT bit would be = worth my=20 | effort or can I expect the LV bit to perform just as well? |=20 | - Owen (who just got his new Lee Valley router plate and cam lifter=20 | installed in his router table and is very happy how it turned out) - |=20 |=20
You might want to take a look at Freud as well.
I got my bits from Home Depot and I saw the CMT at the other big box in = London ON.
Having a sample of both, I find they are like a hot knife in butter = compared to the cheapies.
--=20 PDQ