MaWilli
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2025
Sharp right out of the box. Got this to use in a router jig for flattening boards and so far it is working good.
Bonecarver
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
I have 3 of these now, I'm a snowbird so I have one in the north and 2 here in the south. I have tortured the one in the north flattening a lot of cherry and ash. A little touch up with a diamond stone to keep it sharp. I am impressed for the price that this has lasted through all I have put it through.
Brucks
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024
I leveled a solid white oak slab and this not only worked fast, it left a fantastic finish that made sanding a snap.Great price and works excellent. Highly recommended
Kim Tucker
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2024
First time use of flattening bit. I was impressed with ease of use & result. I used it on tiger wood and was happy with results. Long time use will determine how bit holds up.
Ltej
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
I got this to flatten a workbench top . I glued 3 2"x 12"x 8' & sandwiched in 2 2"x 4"x 8' together & built a router sled to plane the top & bottom . This bit attached to a Hercules router worked well to remove & flatten the top . The remaining work was done by a palm sander in an attempt to remove what the router left behind . The router & bit did leave some somewhat questionable & unacceptable remnants . I'd have to say that the purchase of a 3 blade power planer would have made this a far better job as well as maybe using 2"x 3" or 2"x 4"s instead . As it ended up the thickness at the thinnest is less than 1 1/4" vs 1 3/8 . I ended up beefing up the underside with 3/4" plywood in preparation for bench dogs . So being this is a 6' L x 3'W x 38"H mobile workbench , I'm not losing any sleep over this besides the top & 2 shelves are painted a washed out satin yellow with flat black . Besides the fact that it's heavy I installed 4 3" corner mounted swivel wheels with 2 2" mid mounted swivel wheels , it's still got a mind of it's own when pulling it out & stowing it . Bottom line is the bit would probably be better suited in a professional made flattening system vs homemade one made out of plywood vs an MDF made one . So yes it works & I'll leave it at that .
Mike E
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2024
Used to plane down an epoxy leak on a river table. It held up well and did a nice job.Just remember to keep your work level when using with a router sled. I'm sure I'll be using again and again.
Piotr Rogalski
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2024
It was good for one slab. Get blunt after that.
Glenn Smith
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
I have several wide (28"+) Walnut slabs I used to flatten these with a belt sander and manual planes. This bit provides a flat surface which requires only a little sanding to prep it for use. Using a 1.75 HP Porter-Cable router and monitoring the depth of cut leaves a flat slab quickly. Think 1/4 the time of flattening by hand. Based on the results with Walnut i fully expect that this bit will work equally on Cherry, Purpleheart, Oak, Birch, Maple and other commercially available hardwoods. I am not certain about Poplar. It tends to be a 'stringy' wood.My preference is to cut no deeper than 1/8". Similar to my Planer. The carbide cutters on this bit are visually the same as other router bits I own. Care must be used when using a flattening jig and bridge. Feed the router at a pace the bit wants to set. Do not stop in the middle of cuts in wood that is given to burning. Oak and Cherry are known for this.This is a good bit and it is priced to be disposable when dulled. It should be good for at least three of my slabs. 30" wide by 9.5' long.
Jonathan Sorini
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024
Flattened 2 large cutting boards. Worked great.
Keith M.
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2024
This surfacing bit appear to work well on wood, however it did experience chip out on the resin part of my River board. In the second picture I have flipped over the board and I sped up the bit, and moved the router over the surface slower, to see a little bit better results but there is still definitely chip out on the outer edges of the bit. I don't know if this is due to the bit or something else, like vibration.
SJA
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
I used this Router/CNC bit to flatten a spalted Maple Slab. It did a great a job on the first side and getting ready to do the second. There was some bit burn on one of the knives, but that could just be me not moving the router fast enough. Overall did a very good even job on the slab. Appears to be a good value at this point.
OHF
Reviewed in Mexico on September 21, 2023
Una cuchilla de muy buena calidad y buen precio.
Connor
Reviewed in Australia on August 6, 2021
Not good buy