Router Bit Brands?

Jul 26, 2003 10 Replies
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Traves W. Coppock

Jesada, CMT, Whiteside, Freud...all fine choices. AFAIK, the Whiteside line is made in the USA if that has any bearing on the subject of bits. . . Traves *pun intended*

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Hi Guys,



I'm fairly new to woodworking. I would like to know what are some of the better router bits. I don't want to spend money on bits that don't last.



Also, I am looking for a belt sander. A store here has two makita's. One is a 9921 for $219.00 and a 9902 for $166.00. My old crapsman took a crap while building an entertainment center for our TV and VHS, DVD, Sat. reciever.........etc. Any words of wit will be greatly appreciated. Remove x from email name if responding that way.



Thanks in advance. Tim


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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 06:28:15 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@mchsi.comCrawled out of the shop and said. . .:

Jesada, CMT, Whiteside, Freud...all fine choices. AFAIK, the Whiteside line is made in the USA if that has any bearing on the subject of bits. . .

Traves *pun intended*

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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 06:08:01 -0400, JGS Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

see below...i mentioned Jesada first thing

Traves

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I wonder if he was referring to your comment about the Whiteside being made in the USA and saying that "so is Jesada"?

Hmmm. I wonder.

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Some tips on what to look for here:

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good bits: CMT, Amana, Bosch, Whiteside, Freud

crappy bits: Viper, Woodline

dave

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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 06:17:27 -0400, JGS Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

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My bad,,,was a late night

Traves :)

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I recently read Fine Woodworking's article on router bits:

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am posting this with a warning. BUY GOOD BITS!

I only use Freud and Whiteside bits because experience has shown me you get what you pay for. After reading the above article, I purchased some Oldham Viper bits and very nearly cut more than wood (do a search on this group for Viper Bits and WoodChuck34 to get more detail).

You may save 5 or 6 bucks if you buy cheaper bits, but I haven't thrown out any Freuds or Whitesides after one job.

Chuck

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Tim,

The following all make good bits:

Whiteside Jesada Amana Ridge Carbide Liberty Eagle-America CMT Freud Paso-Robles Ocemco Her-Saf MLCS Oldham Velepec LRH Hi Guys,

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