Freud 04-108: 1/4 (Dia.) Double Flute Straight Bit, Pack of 1, Perma-shield Coating Red

Double flutes for balance. Small size for faster cutting. Great setting up a jig and doing some cutting in lieu of a CNC machine.

Great bit for the money.

Well, I buy Freud for the quality and long lasting bits. Not the case here, snapped while I was using my router table. Used this bit maybe 6 times I contacted Freud in hopes they will make this right, I’ll update when I hear back. ***Update, been almost a month and Freud still has not gotten back to me, lost a customer forever. Hopefully you think twice before wasting your money on a company that doesn’t care for there customers. ***

I guess the old bits were pretty bad! Cant believe the difference in the cut quality Im getting...

Needed to make some deep slots. Cutter worked great for what I needed.

Nice tool, except it is NOT .25 inch. Measures .245. So if you need precision, find something else.

Precision cutter.

I purchased this for a CNC router. I measure all my endmills prior to using them and this one came in just shy of the stated 1/4. To me this is not an issue because I always enter the real diameter of the endmill into my CAM software. I have never found an endmill that has been exactly to specifications advertised, but I do not purchase $100+ endmills because for what I do, the software corrects for inaccuracies in the diameter. This endmill works great on hardwoods and plywood. I prefer the straight flute type for wood because I do not get any tear-out and this one leaves a nice clean finish. It also works great at cutting HDPE plastic.

Good Product, Great Price, Great Seller!

What can I say, it’s a router bit and it’s a Freud. Works great.