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11-29-2006, 04:02 PM
|  | 100% | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento CA | | | A vote for getting good router bits.
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No pics right now, but as I was using a 1/4 roundover bit last night on one of my body wings the bearing fell off on the last two inches and created a nice lip I have to hand sand out............now I'm going to lose an 1/8" from that part of the body........This bit was brand new, but part of the "12.99 for 15 piece set" that I'll never touch again.
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11-29-2006, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario Canada | | Ya at $0.87 each you will go wrong.  |
11-29-2006, 06:00 PM
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Builder/owner Redeemer Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waco Tx | | | Ouch... hate to hear that, they were'nt the Harbor Freight bits were they?
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11-29-2006, 06:37 PM
| | 100% | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento CA | | | Yep, they were harbor freight bits..............Watch out for em!
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11-29-2006, 06:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle | | | I may not by a high-end custom bass builder yet but I have been woodworking for a living for 18 years.
The best bits I have found are "Whiteside".
There are others but Whitesides are the ones I make raised panel doors with and get about 100 panels between sharpening.
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11-29-2006, 07:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indiana | | | I enjoy Whiteside bits as well. I've also had tons of luck with all of my Porter Cable bits. |
11-29-2006, 08:07 PM
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Builder/owner Redeemer Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waco Tx | | Damn Harbor Freight and their too good to be true bargains.... 
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11-29-2006, 11:00 PM
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Owner/Builder: HJC Customs USA, The Cool Lute, C G O | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Michigan | | | Whiteside, CMT, Amana, are probaby the 3 best made, but also 3 of the most expensive. CMT being horribly overpriced.
Woodcraft, Rockler, PC, Bosch, and Freud are very good, as is MLCS. The MLCS triple wing bits have been getting great reviews in Workbench, Wood, Shopnotes etc. I have come to like MLCS bit for their price. They go dull quicker than many of the pricier bits, but when I need a bit that I can't find anywhere else, I'll goto MLCS. Mos of my bits are Whiteside and Amana, but I o have a number of MLCS and Woodcraft bits also
Router bits are like children.....you can't throw them away, and they keep inviting more friends to the party.
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11-30-2006, 07:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N / East Texas | |  (looks sideways at his set of harbor freight bits) Thanks for the heads-up! Quality bits just moved up on my shopping list. |
11-30-2006, 09:52 AM
|  | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Musiclogic ...
Woodcraft, ... are very good, ... | Woodcraft has a lot their bits on sale now for $5 each. Comments? Are these OK?
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11-30-2006, 09:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | | I've had very bad experiences with woodcraft bits. MCLS are better, but like has been said before, they go dull pretty quick. I would not recommend these for the pro, but certainly would for the hobbyist given their price.
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11-30-2006, 10:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Winnipeg, Canada | | | As a hobbyist, I've found Freud bits to be very nice. Up here you can also get Mastercraft bits at Canadian Tire, which are also surprisingly good. I just got a set of 30 that were on sale for $69.99 (regular price was 299.99 or something). |
11-30-2006, 11:57 AM
| | 100% | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento CA | | | I just got a whiteside template bit yesterday and it's great!
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