Freud 12-128: 1/2 (Dia.) Double Flute Straight Bit (Eclipse Grind),Red

Spend the extra money and buy a Freud. I used to think the Bosch bits were the way to go, but these are way better and make cleaner cuts at all speeds. I mainly work with oak, couldn’t be happier with the performance of these bits.

I have used dozens of Freud bits over the last 25 years and this one was just as good as the rest. Used it to cut out 1 5/8” thick red oak table tops and bases and it got the job done with no problem

Bit seems well made. Needed it to help make a tenon but the edge it left me was a bit to rough. This is probably more due to my inexperience and the wrong tool for the job. Perhaps it would have been better for making a mortise.

Fantastic price for a solid super smooth half inch router bit. Because it is half inch shaft there is almost no play or chatter. Be sure you have a router that accepts 1/2 inch. All routers that accept 1/2 inch come with a collet for both half and quarter. Routers can only accept quarter-inch obviously dont work with this bit. I was surprised how much material it removes so easily Im really not that far off a spiral bit. I used it for edge Routing though I suspect that it may not be as good with plunge Routing. Best to upgrade to a spiral bit for that.

Perfect. I love these.

I used it for what its designed for my home improvement, great tool must have, great product for projects.

Great clean cuts

Great product

Used it to create a 1 3/4 mortise for tropical oak (quercus) door with a >1 density. Requires 5 5 mm passes but the finished mortise is top quality. Only problem is that the cutting edge wears out pretty fast and I have no idea if it is possible at all to sharpen the bit in any efficient way. I think some kind of jig could be used with the Chicago Electric carbide saw sharpener, but my experiment in this direction was not successful. By the way, dont forget to adjust the rotation direction of your spindle to use this bit. It is easy to forget, particularly above 70 :) Best

Great clean cuts