Tornadoboy
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I've just discovered my new favorite tool - a router with a flush cutting bit. Problem I'm having is I'm burning through bits WAY too fast, first flush trimer was a cheap piece of crap from China I got for $5 off of Ebay and wasn't surprised the bearing on it wore out so quick, but the second was a $17 Diablo bit from Home Depot and it wore out almost as quick, with the guts of the end bearing falling out leaving nothing but the outer shell.
So what is a decent brand of bit I can get which won't wear out doing one measly panel and from where can I get them? Or am I possibly doing something wrong that would kill bits so quick? I thought I was being pretty gentle with them. Am I supposed to clean out the bearing every so often or oil it? Would a router using 1/2 shaft bits instead of the 1/4 I'm using last longer?
So what is a decent brand of bit I can get which won't wear out doing one measly panel and from where can I get them? Or am I possibly doing something wrong that would kill bits so quick? I thought I was being pretty gentle with them. Am I supposed to clean out the bearing every so often or oil it? Would a router using 1/2 shaft bits instead of the 1/4 I'm using last longer?
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