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I wouldn't recommend using $4 bits on a router making 8000 rpm. I've had good ($50) bits break in the middle of a project and it's incredible scary and very dangerous.
Can you? You can try. Should you? IMO, absolutely not. These are for wood only. Even with wood, I don't trust them. A single good router bit costs an order of magnitude more than this set of multiple bits.
Buy the right bit for the job. If you need milling bits, buy a milling bit.
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I wouldn't recommend using $4 bits on a router making 8000 rpm. I've had good ($50) bits break in the middle of a project and it's incredible scary and very dangerous.
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I have yet to have a router bit break on me. Either with my full size plunge, table mounted or the little Bosch Colt I have.
I will say I am a slow and steady wins the race kinda woodworker.
I run things through slowly through my router table but if you all of a sudden hit a very dense piece of maple and the bit isn't extremely sharp, it's doesn't make for a good mix.
I run things through slowly through my router table but if you all of a sudden hit a very dense piece of maple and the bit isn't extremely sharp, it's doesn't make for a good mix.
I agree with ya. I also work mostly with pine, fir, hemlock, poplar, and birch.
Can you? You can try. Should you? IMO, absolutely not. These are for wood only. Even with wood, I don't trust them. A single good router bit costs an order of magnitude more than this set of multiple bits.
Buy the right bit for the job. If you need milling bits, buy a milling bit.
Junk. It's been this price for a while. I bought a set. Tried to work on 2x4. It's over heating after moving for 6inches. The green core burned out… Do not buy
Sure, safety is a concern with off brand router bits. I've always run brands big enough to sue if they come apart and impale me. But even with the cheapest bits it's unlikely unless I do something stupid.
There's another issue that is far more likely with cheap bits. They typically leave a poor surface and often even leave burn marks. That means your few seconds of router time per linear foot becomes minutes of sanding per linear foot. That is the main reason I'd run away from ANY of the router bits sold on Amazon. Given their record of selling counterfeits, it's not worth my precious shop time to mess around with cheap bits. Maybe if you are retired on a fixed income and have an endless supply of decent sandpaper. . .nah, still not worth it.
Seriously, sandpaper really isn't that cheap. You won't save money buying cheap bits. My favorites are Freud, Diablo, CMT, and Rockler. I've been able to find those brands cheap enough in most cases, and they work fantastic.
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Buy the right bit for the job. If you need milling bits, buy a milling bit.
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I have yet to have a router bit break on me. Either with my full size plunge, table mounted or the little Bosch Colt I have.
I will say I am a slow and steady wins the race kinda woodworker.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Jdg71186
I have yet to have a router bit break on me. Either with my full size plunge, table mounted or the little Bosch Colt I have.
I will say I am a slow and steady wins the race kinda woodworker.
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Buy the right bit for the job. If you need milling bits, buy a milling bit.
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There's another issue that is far more likely with cheap bits. They typically leave a poor surface and often even leave burn marks. That means your few seconds of router time per linear foot becomes minutes of sanding per linear foot. That is the main reason I'd run away from ANY of the router bits sold on Amazon. Given their record of selling counterfeits, it's not worth my precious shop time to mess around with cheap bits. Maybe if you are retired on a fixed income and have an endless supply of decent sandpaper. . .nah, still not worth it.
Seriously, sandpaper really isn't that cheap. You won't save money buying cheap bits. My favorites are Freud, Diablo, CMT, and Rockler. I've been able to find those brands cheap enough in most cases, and they work fantastic.
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