TEMO Carbide Downcut Inlay Router Bit 1/32 Inch Diameter

wish I would have paid more attention to how short the cutting area was

using these bit for guitar inlay work.

This is my favorite bit. I use it on my CNC to cut small stuff with a great amount of detail with minimal sanding. These don’t break unless I do something dumb, like dropping them or forgetting to switch the router on...

This bit does what I need it to do. You must be careful to not overload the pressure when cutting.

I ordered three of these bits given their price and that I mill a lot of items so its understandable I can go through them quickly. Unfortunately, I feel I broke a record by breaking all 3 within 24 hours of them being delivered. 2 broke almost immediately during milling jobs while one was able to actually complete a job, but it eventually broke immediately on the following job. I am cutting exotic wood species and actually had success with these very same bits and had one that lasted me for about half a year. I am very careful with my equipment and I tend to configure jobs to run at a more cautious level, but even those parameters are too intense for these week bits. These are the most unreliable mills I have ever used. I will be demanding a refund for these weak, faulty products. Do not order these!

Great Bit!!! For the money you can’t beat it. You have to be mindful of DOC and feed rates but it’s a 1/16” bit. I bought two more

Excellent bit, been using it with my x-carve for multiple engravings and they all come out crisp and clean. I accidentally plunged the Z-axis in too deep and had thought it wouldve snapped but surprisingly it didnt. Im writing this review for that reason alone as I was pretty much prepared to purchase another bit but like i said, the bit did not break.

TEMO is our go-to when we need to purchase more CNC bits. They last a long time (as long as you dont screw up and break them, user error!) They are delivered quick. I purchase their 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32.

Got these to do some detail work on my 3018 Prover and they do seem to work as expected. I have used the 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 so far and they all cut smoothly. Note I am being extremely conservative on cutting depth and feed rates as Im not ready to test the limits of these, especially the smaller ones. I program to cut the main areas with the larger bits then come back and do increasingly tighter profiles with the smaller bits and it seems to work well. Am cutting on red oak right now and they cut smooth and clean.

I used the 1/16 downcut bits to cut mahogany and maple. The attached pictures show the mahogany, all of which was cut with the 1/16 bit. The maple was largely cut with a 1/8 bit from a different maker, but the small holes in its center were cut with this 1/16 bit. I couldnt be happier with the results. No tearout or chipping at all. I ran the bit at 18,000 RPM and 36 IPM.