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Kevin Robin
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
This bit works great in a handheld trim router to round over edges of pockets cut with a 1/4” bit on Cnc. Bits come sharp and stay sharp, I run them at full speed and experience very little burning. For me, Whiteside quality is worth the small price premium.
Trurod
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025
Excellent bit for inside work. See picture with a pause of work (half completed) for this review. Smooth edges even in plywood, requiring very minimal finish sanding.
johno
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
Like every Whiteside bit I've ever used, this thing is great. If you're routing the edges of single boards or the outsides of assembled work, just use the regular bearing-guided bits. But if you are trying to rout the inside edges and corners of assembled work, this is the bit you need. Reaches almost all the way in 90 degree corners and saves so much time trying to match a rounded edge with files and sandpaper that bearing bits can't get to. The brass guide can burnish the wood a hair, but a little sanding gets that fixed up.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024
Very sharp and durable
Cale Dansbee
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
This is a fantastic round over bit for right curves and small spaces.
Gary Caruso
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
Key to using these bits with no bearing is use a low RPM or you will overheat the tip. I used a 3 setting on my Makita palm router to round a bunch of plywood edges.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2020
I needed an 1/8” round over in a shallow area. This bit not having a ball bearing pilot was much more compact and fit the need. Being a smaller diameter will also do well where you want to radius in tight radius corners. The overall diameter is smaller than a typical 1/8” bit and has a slower feed rate as a result. Not a replacement for a ball bearing pilot, but a good addition.
MI Joe
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
This was my first use of small pilot router bits. Worked really well for adding a roundover on my bandsaw scroll projects. There were many tight corners that conventional bearing bits prevented a good roundover. This bit was just the trick. Note that the brass pilot is bonded to the bit it does not spin. It did not leave any burn marks on cherry. Highly recommended.
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