Freud 42-116: 1/2 (Dia.) Bearing Flush Trim Bit

The product arrived in a timely manner. It has performed well and I am pleased with the tool.

Definitely a good investment for the price. Cuts great and quality is good

I use this bit when making tables and putting a radius on the corners of the table top. Works well, and no issues. Ive made about 6 tops with this specific bit and its still sharp and works well. (Walnut, Maple, Elm, Catalpa, Cedar, occasional pine) (Catalpa end tables and small pine top shown in pics) I rarely have any issues with this manufacture..

Freud, say no more

The bearing basically exploded with in seconds of the first use. Had to steal a bearing off a one of cheap shorter harbor freight ones which while not quite the right size, was close enough for my purposes. None of my cheap ones have ever done that. Guess thats what I get when I try to buy a better one, it ends up being crap. Did cut well, but without the bearing thats kid of pointless

Bit is fantastic, easy to use, nose bearing is very helpful once depth is cut

completely satisfied

After reading many reviews, and falling into the trap of assuming a products quality because of its brand name, I purchased this bit. What a huge mistake. Im making cherry wood mission style bedroom furniture as a DIY project for my wife. The bottom stretchers in 3 sides will have very gently curved arches. Made a template of baltic birch. Used it to draw the arches on the two 0.75 thick 16.5 long pieces of cherry stock. Used my jigsaw to cut those arches almost to finish dimensions, leaving just 1/16 - 3/16 for the router. Put this bit in my Bosch EVS1617 router to finalize the arches and thats where the fun began. First arch, the bit cut well for the first ~40% of the arch, then became a little jerky, kind of grabbing at the wood rather than smoothly removing it. So the first arch was done, with some lumpy areas that now needed a lot of sanding. Second arch - from the start, it was jerky, doing the same thing. So, I babied this thing so that it was barely removing any stock, and hoping to make multiple passes. About half-way through the cut, the bit basically got stuck on the wood, as if it as trying to cut through super thick molasses the was holding it back from spinning. It then suddenly grabbed the wood blasted a huge chunk of wood across two cars! I stopped all operations, saw the bit was now blackened and the blades were dull. To recap, this brand new Freud bit stayed sharp for maybe 1/3 of the distance across a 16.5 piece of 0.75 thick cherry wood stock, then became progressively duller, finally, destroying the second short piece of wood I tried to rout. So, it stayed sharp for less time than my No.2 pencil would when writing on the wood. @Freud - if your company reads these reviews for feedback - this was my first Freud purchase, expecting the product would at least do the basic that my former el-cheapo bit did, and also hoping the Freud bit would live up to the reputation and provide either a superior experience or at least stay sharp for a while. This experience is incredibly disappointing. Would be interesting to see how your customer service responds here ...

Pine no less, was going slow using a router table, hit the knot (I knew it was there) then one of the two blades just sheared off and I ended up throwing it away.

Usually Freud makes good stuff. This time it didn’t work out. The end bearing flew off after 30 minutes of use. i actually took the time to check the retainer screw and make sure it was tight before using it.