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

Freud has lived up to their great reputation. This bit will be used to make an arch fill above a door in an brick house. I made a template from a 1 x 4 and let the bearing ride the template to form the 2 x 4s for the fill. This will ensure a perfect arch shape on every piece. Ive used shorter bits like this before on thinner boards with great results.

Unbelievable precision, makes routing fun. I am a true believer in Freud now, after going through a few of the cheaper options on amazon, I gave this one a try and will never go back. I used this bit to make a straight edge on 1.5 inch thick slab , and I have to say it was the sharpest edge Ive ever seen. It easily handled itself even when I tested it with a good 1/4inch edge over bottom guide. It was so smooth that I barely had to secure the bottom guide slab, which often required several clamps when I used inferior bits.

Great product exactly as described Very Fast shipping from supplier. Freud sets the standard for woodworking tools. Recommend this product to anyone wanting high quality cutting tools Thank You Amazon

I used this with a Craftsman Professional Router. I needed to trim the end of a 1 and 1/2 butcherblock countertop to fit the wall. I hogged off the material needed and the bit left a nice flush cut. Well worth the price.

completely satisfied

The router bit is fine. Very good value for the prices. Getting the packaging open was a bit of a challenge. The secret bing that you need to cut the label that covers up the separation seam.

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.

The quality and accuracy of this bit is what you expect from Freud. This is a precision tool that does its job as advertised. Thank you Freud for continuing to produce excellent bits and blades at a price that the average home woodworker can afford without giving up quality.

This is a great bit and worked well. I had one problem with it when the guide bearing froze up and I had to replace it.

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 ...