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Title: Are these good dado bits?
Post by: thehammer12 on June 06, 2014, 04:22:06 pm

Has anybody tried these out? They seem pretty cheap and I can really use a set right now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pc-1-2-Shank-Dado-Plywood-Router-Bit-Set-Size-13-64-31-64-19-32-23-32-/141117055431?pt=Routers_Bits&hash=item20db3b61c7 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pc-1-2-Shank-Dado-Plywood-Router-Bit-Set-Size-13-64-31-64-19-32-23-32-/141117055431?pt=Routers_Bits&hash=item20db3b61c7)

Title: Re: Are these good dado bits?
Post by: kahlid74 on June 11, 2014, 08:53:36 am

I have not, I prefer to stick with brand names when it comes to the RPM's spinning on my router.  I'd be interested to know the manufacturer of those.

Title: Re: Are these good dado bits?
Post by: spoot on June 11, 2014, 10:36:53 am

I prefer Whiteside or Eagle myself.......but price is more than twice as much.  But if you're not gunna use them alot (for many cabs) you should probably be fine.

Title: Re: Are these good dado bits?
Post by: thehammer12 on June 12, 2014, 12:21:58 pm

Already ordered them, Ill keep you guys posted.

Title: Re: Are these good dado bits?
Post by: lamprey on June 12, 2014, 12:58:07 pm

Weird, my reply from a couple of days ago, seems to have never made it..

At any rate, I'm sure they'll work just fine. I don't know if there are similar straight bits with a different name. But, I have a version like the ones you posted as well slightly different ones. The ones like you posted have the bottom cutting-edge (?) with a space in between. So, I found it a pain to use with my plunge router if I needed to start in the middle of  the material, not on the edge. If I was starting dado from the edge, then they work just fine. I don't know if there is a special name for those types of straight bits, but now I know to look for something slight different if I need to start with a plunge. Or maybe it's all in my head..  ;D

I'm not 100% sure, but I think these are like the "other" bits I mentioned:
http://www.cpotools.com/bosch-85265mc-3-4-in--x-1-1-4-in--straight-carbide-tipped-router-bit/bshn85265mc,default,pd.html (http://www.cpotools.com/bosch-85265mc-3-4-in--x-1-1-4-in--straight-carbide-tipped-router-bit/bshn85265mc,default,pd.html)