its not about the direction of the bits its the direction of the cut, its like having a knife pressing up on the wood its the cutting edge that is pressing the wood up making the end grain come up, the sharper the bit the less this shows, so you put a sacrificial plate on it so you have force holding the end grain in place and it doesnt get pulled up by the knife edge.
My issue with these, and spiral bits, is sharpening. I like spiral compression bits (and chip breaker bits) but for $80-$200, it becomes a throwaway once it starts to dull.
Hmm... I still use the old style 2 edge router bits and they cut better than what i see in this video as long as they're kept super sharp. I use a set of Grobet USA diamond needle files to keep my router and forstner bits cutting perfectly.
What about ideal bit for trenching where we still need top and bottom to finish nice.. whats best bet in that scenario? (undermounted sink in oak butcherblock worktop for example with 5 passes)
I highly doubt sharpening can be properly done with thse thing bits without shipping them to the manufacturer. A 1/4" from this manufacturer costs upwards of $50-60 USD, i can't imagine what the expensive ones cots.
An excellent explanation and demonstration.
Thanks WB!
Most excellent demonstration and comparison ! Appreciated!
Hey Bro, thanks so much for this mad so much sense after you explained it to me. Thanks!
Glad it helped! 😎
Awesome footage and explanation.
Thank you
Thanks Peter! Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice review, and pretty in-depth explanation of the different bits.👍
Cheers, mate 👌
Such a great video! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks
Super helpful video, thanks. I just got one for my CNC and im looking forward to tryin it out
Good on yer, mate! Well done.
Great video, great explanation many thanks guy's 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Trenches?
its not about the direction of the bits its the direction of the cut, its like having a knife pressing up on the wood its the cutting edge that is pressing the wood up making the end grain come up, the sharper the bit the less this shows, so you put a sacrificial plate on it so you have force holding the end grain in place and it doesnt get pulled up by the knife edge.
My issue with these, and spiral bits, is sharpening.
I like spiral compression bits (and chip breaker bits) but for $80-$200, it becomes a throwaway once it starts to dull.
Hmm... I still use the old style 2 edge router bits and they cut better than what i see in this video as long as they're kept super sharp. I use a set of Grobet USA diamond needle files to keep my router and forstner bits cutting perfectly.
What about ideal bit for trenching where we still need top and bottom to finish nice.. whats best bet in that scenario? (undermounted sink in oak butcherblock worktop for example with 5 passes)
Nice bits, look like a bugger to resharpen though!
I highly doubt sharpening can be properly done with thse thing bits without shipping them to the manufacturer. A 1/4" from this manufacturer costs upwards of $50-60 USD, i can't imagine what the expensive ones cots.