Whiteside Router Bits RD1600 Standard Spiral Bit with Down Cut Solid Carbide 1/8-Inch Cutting Diameter and 1/2-Inch Cutting Length

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I have a home-built CNC router. Lots of times I find that I need a good quality 1/8 inch spiral upcut bit. This bit fits the bill and doesnt send me to the bank for a loan to get one! The accuracy is spot-on and cuts hard woods with ease while still maintaining a sharp cutting edge. Highly recommend this one!

I like this bit like my other Whiteside bits. Woodworking is only my hobby so I cant attest to the longevity/durability of the bit. I have used this bit with a small trim router mounted on a table. Ive checked the resulting cuts with my calipers and the bit cuts accurately and cleanly. The spiraling left clean surface edges and pushed the chips into the dado as I expected. I mostly made incremental passes at 1/8 depth but the few that I did at 1/4 depth looking just as clean but needed to go a little slower. I did notice that this bit was a tad bit harder to get into the collet of my router. When I checked the shaft, it appeared to be about .001 larger than the ones I compared it to. This seems to be within acceptable tolerance to me so I chocked it up to being new.

Needed it to make some name puzzle and it definitely got the job done with minimal sanding being a downcut bit. Would recommended!

I really cant recommend these bits. The first ones I ordered worked fair. The cut was a little rough but the two I purchased this time didnt last at all. Im cutting out puzzle pieces in 1/4 Baltic birch plywood. I usually get 5 to 6 large velociraptors out of a bit. Half way through the first one I had to retire the brand new bit. It was cutting rough and burning the cut so badly that I cant use the parts I cut out--wasted the material. I guess you get what you pay for! These cheap end mills arent even worth the effort.

Great Whiteside quality. I broke the original bit that came with the inlay kit, and this new one was just as good as the original. My top preferred brand for more than fifteen years.

The router bit cut hardwood accurately and without problems.

Whiteside never disappoints. And I love the story of a WW2 soldier returning to take over his dads shop and turning it into a major business.

I immediately used it per instructions to inlay an inlay within an inlay. Makes a perfect match.

Cant go wrong with Whiteside bits. These guys make the best.