CNC Spoilboard Surfacing Router Bit 1/4" Shank, Slab Flattening Router Bit with 1-3/8" Cutting Diameter, 2+2 Flutes Insert Carbide Wood Planer Router Bits, Planing Bit for Woodworking

Wicked sharp! Works as advertised. Rotating cutters extends life and almakes for an excellent value. Highly recommend.

Built a gian 22x22x6" chopping block made of white oak, and needed a way to flatten it. It was too tall for my CNC, so I used a router sled and this chonk of a flattening bit. Having flattened on a CNC with a wee 1/2" bit, I started this taking a tiny amount and overlapping by half. After a few minutes, I noticed I was getting dust, not chips. Rather than size the board in tiny steps, I lowered the bit a couple of mm to try again. I was paying attention to make sure the router didn't get bogged down, the board didn't move, and that my lines looked clean. This thing just CHEWED through the endgrain and left me with a super flat surface with no burnout whatsoever. Sanding from this point was so easy with such a smooth surface. If you're on the fence, get off the fence and buy the thing. It's a chonk, seems like it's a great quality, and the price is right as well.

The bit worked great, right until it warped. I have an older craftsman router and the bit would only go in the collet until about 3-4 mm of the shaft below the "insert in router to the line" line was still sticking out . I figured that would be sufficient if I was careful with the amount of pressure I put on the bit. I was wrong. It worked better than any other router I've used, right up until I pushed it too fast (was working with a small oak slab, so that did not help). The shaft warped a bit and developed a distinct vibration, becoming unsafe. I put it in a modern trim router where I could get it to the "insert in router to the line" line and tightening it. The vibration went away, but the bit was then too short to do what I needed. So, if you have an old Craftsman An likely other brands), this bit is not for you. A slightly shorter shank would make this bit MUCH better.

Great surfacing bit for my spoil board. I have resurfaced 4 times now and still just as sharp as the first time. Should last a long time with the four sided rotatable cutting edges. Nice quality bit

Great bit at a fair price. I have used it for several hours now on my CNC and with the right speeds and feeds, it work well for getting a smooth, flat bottom in some large pockets.

This surfacing bit is awesome for the price! I've probably surfaced about 200ft² of walnut, flipped the insert once, and it's still cutting nicely.

I will be honest, this was my first wood cutting bits with inserts. I thought it would be more economical as the Chinese surfacing bits with brazed carbide cutting tips didn't last long when cutting hard woods but now I am not so sure. I thought I'd take light cuts (.25 mm) to get the feel of the new bit but the tool chattered and gouged the workpiece. I thought maybe I needed to take deeper cuts so I tried taking a 1 mm cut on a piece of dark cherry. Not but a few minutes into the cut on my 3018 CNC router the tool chattered so bad it knocked my dust boot off, shattering it and sending pieces sailing across the room. Since losing my dust boot I have not used my router or this bit so I can't say much other than I wished I'd purchased a half dozen 1 inch surfacing bits from China instead of this bit with interchangeable inserts. Bad thing was I bought a box of inserts when I bought the bit. If I happen to find out I was not using his bit correctly in will update this review. As a retired machinist I am very familiar with metal cutters with replaceable inserts and thought I wouldn't have any problems. I ran the tool at high rpm and a low feed rate, maybe someone can tell me if I am doing something wrong? After upgrading to an 800w spindle motor the but no longer chatters and leaves a good surface finish so I raised my review from 3 to 5 stars.

I use this along with several others for making live edge tables etc including my own twist on poured epoxy live edge table. Overall this works very well for me. The key is to rotate the cutting edges as soon as you even think they may be dulling. If not you will get tear outs especially any figured hardwood. The replacement blades are cheap enough why struggle with a "mostly" sharp bit. The bit is well balanced and I get no vibration even closing in on 18000 RPM. Now my Freud flat cutting bit has a slight vibration which it had from the start. It was my first bit I used for slab flattening and while it cuts fine the vibration, though slight, causes issues when final flattening after pouring epoxy. However this bit is very smooth. Now sometimes when I am flattening out a pour I will resort to s smaller diameter bowl bit since it tends to not get those little nicks in epoxy that a flat bit can. So overall I like it...is the better...I am sure there is but not sure what or how much better it can get. Make sure if you are flattening a slab that your router is actually parallel to the surface and you should get clean cuts. i built my sled and i incorporated the ability to level the sled side to side to avoid getting any dishing or ridges in the cuts. I bias it just every so slightly to leave a faint rise between cuts because if it dips just a tad on the outcut it will tear and thats not easily sanded out unlike a very faint faint ridge

Super sharp and excellent quality. Very impressed with this flattening tool

Great product, comes with protective glue on the bit to protect it from rust etc. so you don’t need to use it straight away. Very sharp and has proven itself to be a quality item. I would buy again.

I purchased this to flatten large wood slabs with my hand held router(DeWalt 2.25hp) - it is working well so far. I've leveled/flattened 2 24 inch by 16 inch slabs. Zero issues, and a quality cut line. I'm very happy with this product (again, so far). Will update if any issues arise.

Awesome tool. Very sharp, (got some cuts to prove it.) Worked out of the package, no adjustments needed. Works exceptionally well on hardwood.

Item was as described and it is of very good quality with a very reasonable price tag. It arrived before the specified time. Thank you.