Whiteside Router Bits 3001 Template Bit with Ball Bearing

Typical quality you come to expect from whiteside.

Very nice bit. Cuts clean. Whiteside bits are first class.

This bit cuts very cleanly. Only needed light edge sanding after making the cut.

Whiteside bits are great! I own several and have never been let down.

Using this bit to make dados in cabinets using a shop built jig. The cuts are clean and smooth.

I needed a router bit that would match up with my template for a shallow beginning before I could use the bowl routing bits. The distance on the bowl bits was too great between the baring and the top of the cutter head, this bit was perfect for routing that gap.

Check the screw that hold the retainer of the bearing every time before using it ,But still on the 2nd time I lost it in the middle of the project and messed up the red oak ,Not expecting an US made bit will be like those Chinese cheap ones

cuts smooth and clean. used a few times to extend a miter slot on table saw extensions. worked perfectly.

I used this Whiteside Bit for mortising hinges on a cabinet I am building, using a guide template. The bit cuts very smooth mortise bottoms. The cut actually looks polished. Also the bit is exactly the same size as the guide bearing, which means there is little chisel work cleanup. just the corners. I like the accuracy.

Whiteside bits are generally the sharpest and cut best IMHO, but this bit had a annoying flaw. The bearing came loose and rode up, ruining the cut. I retightened the set screw only to have the same thing happen the next time around. Disappointed in this design.