Freud 50-116: Top Bearing Flush Trim Bit, Red, 3/4" (Dia.)

I made 160 cuts through 3/4" red cedar and the bits are still in good shape. They far exceeded my expectations. Avoid the cheap bits and go with Freud.

Another great bit from Freud. This dual bearing trimmer is really convenient to own if you do any template routing or make jigs, and it makes topside template use with a portable router a breeze. Sharp and balanced, like pretty much all bits from Freud. Good price here, which I appreciated.

Almost bought the Kregg until I read the reviews. This Freud bit is what it should be. Very pleased.

Worked well straightening the edge and some 3/4 cherry. Got through about 65 feet and the lower bearing came apart. Perhaps it wasn’t designed for this?

Freud bits are not cheap, but you can count on them to do a great job.

Bit is a high quality product, but since there are no such thing as specialized good all weather car tires - I suppose it is silly to expect the same from cutting bits/tools for all types of wood. thus and then this bit is quite expensive since it is not a Jack of all trades:)remembering freud's thin kerf 24 - 40 teeth 7 1/4 inch saw blades priced roughly at 10 bucks (sort of:):)where cutting teeth require as much precision and engineering inputsuch good blades are so low priced , sold made and consumed in large numbers makes little sense to go and sharpen them - you save time and money on gas or mail.SO thus and then:) at this state of our marketing world it is a router bit of just two cutting surfaces sporting high price while manufactured in automated production machines just like all lower priced quality bits are.like any bit it is not perfect for some woods- even not so hard woods like Padaukmanaged to tear out regularly my Padauk work pieces when the wood fiber changes its direction while cutting a circle with template.I thought it's my lack of experience with particular wood - tried this and tried that - delicate approach - slow slow feed, etc still the same tear out repeated.- quite unexpectedly and unpredictablythen I remembered that "true" industry cutting bits with complex geometry start at 100 bucks roughlyIf true high tech sharpening cost (I have not done yet) also cancels out sense to do it - then I say this price for added bearing and out of set single piece marketing is a high one compared to available low priced lower quality Chinese bits/sets - for amateur and semi pro use. particular size and dimensions of this bit are very well suited in template cutting when a limited shallow cutting depth is required . Good "looks" and very good smooth quality cutting in most cases of woods and plywood particularly.

I recently purchased it for some woodworking projects I was working on. I must say, I was thoroughly impressed with the bit's performance. It worked flawlessly and survived many hours of routing, which is a testament to its durability and quality construction.

I'm refurbishing an old butter churn and needed to make a round bottom piece. I used the old one to trace out the size/shape and then a flush cut bit to bring it to final size using the old piece. With other bits, got bad tear out along the grain as I circumvented the piece. This bit allowed me to get all the way around without the tear out.

an excellent product, makes you want to get working. Fair price good service

Without doubt Freud makes the best router bits and though their bits are more expensive, are well worth the cost. They cut much cleaner, take less effort to use, and last much longer. I've used routers for the last 60 years and have bought about every router bit-cheap or expensive- out there. I started out cheap (because I had little choice then) and still remember my first Freud bit. I also still remember my amazement at the ease of that first cut in comparison to other bits I had used up to that point!

I always love the quality of Freud tools however I purchased this bit for making stair stringers and part way through the job the bearing walked up the shaft destroying the stringer and my pattern.4 hours of work and $100 of material later.Make sure you check that the Allen screw is tight on the bearing retainer. I think it is a 1/16” Allen wrench but I could not confirm this anywhere in the product literature.

I couldn't find anywhere in the description what the length of the cutting section was, so my query went out to other users. Two told me the length of cut was 1 inch (25.4mm), and one told me it was about 20mm. I needed one no longer than 1-1/8, or 29mm so I ordered it. Turns out the length of cut is 40mm so I couldn't use it. Regardless, you'd have to give a Freud router bit 5 stars.

La bronca es bastante buena...la calidad de la marca es lo mejor...muy filosa y los cortes los deja súper finos en madera de pino...parota y mdf no se diga