Freud 99-041 1-27/32-Inch Biscuit Joining Router Bit

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What Customers Say About Freud 99-041 1-27/32-Inch Biscuit Joining Router Bit:

We purchased this bit for cutting biscuit slots in window trim and cabinet face frames. It comes with three, interchangeable bearings to adjust the depth of the slot. so using it free-hand is pushing the edge of safety.

The instructions on the back of the package say that bits over 1-1/2" dia. We used caution, took our time, and made successful cuts. It is a precsion, well made bit and very well balanced when used in our hand-held Porter Cable router.

One issue is that because of the bit's diameter, unless your router has a large base, there is limited base surface to hold flush with your workpiece before you start plunging your cut. should only be used with the router mounted in a router table. This bit is 1-27/32" dia.

The bit cuts effortlessly. The tool is made in Italy.

This item was purchased at a reasonable price and shipped via super saving shipping and arrived in just a few days. I use this router bit all the time to join cabinet face frames at the corners. It makes a strong corner joint and eliminates the use of dowels and dowel joints which are far more difficult to make.

It was a very good decision. I bought an inexpensive plate joiner for a moderate sized project. The router provided more accurate depth and horizontal alignment than the plate jointer. It was not well designed and not useable. I returned it and purchased this set for my router. I also was allowed to create longer slots than the buscuit required. This made my joints very easy to assemble.

It cuts the slot, you'll have to move the router about 1/4" both to the left and to the right of your mark so that the slot is wide enough for the oval biscuit. I find this more than adequate considering how expensive a good biscuit router is.Since it's a slot cutter, you're basically limited to cutting slots in the face side of boards (unless you're willing to clamp a board vertically), so I'm getting a 5/32" straight flute bit for those occasions when I need a slot in the surface of a board.

It cuts the slot, but you have to move the bit along the work to get the full width of the biscuit. This makes sense since biscuit routers have very large diameter bits (~6") and this bit is only about 2" in diameter.I'm using it to cut repetitive slots on my router table on small pieces. I made a jig to hold the wood and some stop blocks and it works fine.