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UpTite Router Bit Materials Guide
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Router bits are made from many different materials. The material the router bit is manufactured from will determine the life & performance of the bit.
High Speed Steel Router Bit (HSS): inexpensive & best for routing softwood & light plastics.
Carbide Tipped Router Bits: these bits stay sharp longer & a better choice for hardwood & other hard materials.
Solid Carbide Router Bit: most expensive of the bits. They're usually small & designed for specific applications like mortising, laminate trimming or pattern cutting.
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Straight
- Cutting dados and grooves
Veining
- Cutting "V" grooves and decorative patterns
Rabbeting
- Cutting rabbets in flat stock
- Many have ball-bearing pilots
Edge Forming
- Cutting edge profiles
- Higher quality bits have ball-bearing pilots
Spiral
- Characterized by sharply twisted flutes for quick chip removal
- Available in upcut or downcut versions
Slotting
- Cutting slots for "T" molding or receiving splines
- Most have ball-bearing pilots and three wings (cutting surfaces)
Flush Trim
- Usually used to trim laminate on countertops
- Higher quality bits have ball-bearing pilots
Dovetail
- Cutting tails and pins for dovetail joints
- Cutting the groove and tongue in sliding dovetail joints
- Manufactured in different degrees of slope for joining different wood species
Door Pull
- Making door pull grooves in blocks for handles
Panel Raising
- Forming the panel edge in a raised panel
Stile Cutter
- Cutting the inside groove and beading on stiles and rails in frame and frame and panel construction
- Most have ball-bearing pilots
Coping Bit
- Cutting/coping the ends of rails in frame and panel construction
- Most have ball-bearing pilots
UpTite Router Bit Materials
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You have to consider horsepower & bit shank capacity when buying a router. A 1 HP router is best for light duty work such as hobbies and crafts, & light decorative woodworking.
For commercial work such as using on hardwoods & used often on a daily basis, a router with 1 3/4 HP or greater is recommend. You should also consider a1/2-in router bit shank capacity'. You'll need the additional power for deeper cuts or making cuts in one pass, and the 1/2-in. bit shank capacity lets you use a wider range of bits while minimizing "chatter" when cutting denser materials.
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