Amana Tool - 45475-S Carbide Tipped Flush Trim Plunge Template 3/8 Dia x 1/4 Sh

awesome bit perfect for 1/2 thick Jigs , my only complaint is the box it came in ..... Really Amazon a 8x 14 x 7 box! did we run out of envelops

Used this to make dutchmans to fill in for where door hinges were. Good product for the money

I bought this bit to route multiple cavities in electric guitar bodies. I should have checked the overall length of this bit before I ordered, I assumed that it would be at least the same length of its smaller sibling, the one that it is just 1/4 diameter but this one is shorter. For the router table, if you have a thin insert you should be alright, I have a 3/4 inch MDF table and this will not clear that that distance with a 1/4 inch template at all, at least not if you follow the minimum insert distance that is marked on the bit. Using it with a plunge router is also a problem, even when removing the template youre always at the maximum reach of the bit. I just thought since the 1/4 inch diameter bit is considered a delicate toy bit, this one being bigger would be at least of the same length but its not :-/

This is my first Amana router bit, and wont be the last. Great carbide. Very sharp. I used in a pattern cut I was making for my grandson. Very clean. One of the shortest overall length router bits I have used too. Used it in a Bosch Colt router.

So I initially not happy because the cutting edge didn’t go all the way to the bearing… so if you have a thin template you can only cut about a 1/16” before stopping to trim the “lip” formed between the bearing and the cutting edge. Annoying, but not a deal breaker. Until the thing just snapped in half! I was routing an existing cavity slightly larger and wasn’t using much pressure. Maybe I just got a defective one, but I doubt it. The broken shaft was hollow!

I sliced the **** out of my finger when removing it from its sleeve and it wont stop bleeding. Super sharp, high quality bit

There are a lot of bad reviews complaining about this bit breaking. Where the bearing is the diameter is only about 1/8 because the bearing needs to fit flush with the cutting edge. Of course it will break if you push hard against a hardwood like other reviewers said they were. Using the right tool for the right job this is amazing. I am using it for installing futures fin boxes into surfboard blanks. Needed a pattern router bit to cut polyurethane foam that is under 1/2 diameter. This bit works amazing for it. I would never expect this small of a bit to cut African iron wood, but if you have a basic understanding if stress in materials, then this bit will exceed expectations.

Came quickly, clean cut

Ignore the folks that are breaking these bits. They’re forcing the bit at slow RPM and feeding toooo faaaaasssst. Run at very high rpm and move very slow to make sure you don’t chunk out and it cuts perfectly - very nice!!! This bit is for detail routing, it’s not for removing big chunks of wood. I’m using these to do you final passes on pickup routes for tight radiuses and it works perfectly!!! Make sure you take care of the bits by cleaning them up before putting them away and they’ll last a long time.

This is a fantastic router bit when used properly. It seems fairly fragile so Id never try to cut more than a few mm of depth at a time or cut too quickly with it. But taking shallow cuts and working slowly up to the pattern, Im able to make recesses for illuminated guitar truss rod covers. It cuts so cleanly and thoroughly that it left a shiny surface on the wood I used it with. Had no problem cutting through maple, mahogany and cherry.