Carb-Tech router bits
Michael Wiedrich
Anyone have any experience w/ Carb-Tech router bits? Are they any good, or
are they half the price of others for a very good reason?
jensen
i bought a 1/2'' carbide straihgt cutting bit and it has worked fine i
couldnt believe how well it worked for 11$
hope this helps
Michael Wiedrich <wied...@frontiernet.net> wrote in article
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Brad Clark
They work ok for me. I would probably upgrade if I made a living with them
but for the weekend warrior they are acceptable.
Charles Hammond
I purchased the large set of bits and so far have used six of the bits and am
very happy with them
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SLH2 wrote:
>
> With reference to the Carb-Tech router bits, I want to buy stile and rail
> making bits, but have routers with 1/4 inch collets. Any suggestions on
> what and where? Will I need a heavier duty router. Thanks for any
> suggestions.Carb-Tech does not presently offer any stile-rail sets with 1/4" shanks.
In fact, it will be tough to find any with 1/4s. The problem is, for
most of the common cabinet thicknesses (3/4", etc.) the size bit you
need to create the necessary profiles amounts to an awful big chunk of
metal for a, say, 1.5hp router to spin at an efficient speed. One mail
order source that I know of does offer some stile/rail combinations in
1/4" shanks. They are Eagle America (1800 872 2511) or email
EAG...@ix.netcom.com. If you plan on doing a lot of cabinet doors, you
will probably want to consider going for a big router. Those 3 or 3.5hp
monsters will cut stile/rail profiles in one pass without missing a beat.
Alternatively, for about the same as a big router and decent router
table/fence will cost you, you could go all the way and get a 1.5hp size
shaper (in which you can run both shaper cutters AND router bits). With
induction type motors you'd almost have to deliberately try to slow one
of them down by over-feeding stock. Hope this info is of help...
inbetweener
In article <01bc5e25$bc5acf00$aeace8cd@default>, "Michael Wiedrich"
<wied...@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> Anyone have any experience w/ Carb-Tech router bits? Are they any good, or
> are they half the price of others for a very good reason?
I bought a carb tech router bit from Trend lines. One of their loss leader
sales. 1/2 shank 1 inch straight plunge with a top mount bearing.
The bit I received was not a plunge bit, and the spacer donut that is on
the bearing to allow flush pattern use always slips off, and is not
reliable for that use. The mail order return-inertia bug kept the bit in
my hands, and knowing its price and limitations, it is OK for conventional
straight cuts with a fence or in a table.
JLHargr
Michael,
When I first bought a 1/2" shank router I found myself with a need for a
lot of bits in a hurry but not a lot of cash. I bought a 24 piece set of
Carb-Tech bits through Trend-lines (800-767-9999). This set is presently
advertised as CT1224 at $129.95. I have bought others from them since
then and they have been used on maple, oak, pine, and various plywoods
with good results. No problems from the company. I did return another
tool bought from them but the refund was no problem, and included UPS
pickup and transportation paid by Trend-lines.
Another company that I have had good resuslts with is MLCS (800-533-9298).
Prices and quaality are comparable but if I were starting over again I
think I like the assortment they offer in their packages sets a little
better.
If you find yourself in a similar situation I would recommend either of
these as a way to purchase inexpensive bits for hobby/light production
use.
Regards,
Red
DJNotti
>Anyone have any experience w/ Carb-Tech router bits? Are they any good,
or
>are they half the price of others for a very good reason?
Thought I would try one -- after all they are half the price.
It lasted less than 10 minutes doing a 1/8" chamfer in soft maple.
Only redeeming value -- it has a money back guarantee.
As usual you get what you pay for.
Dan
DarylRos
I've also hhad good results form Eagele, an American made company. The
only router bit I had probem with was from Grizzly, where the bearing blew
off under a slight load (in other words, I used the bit).