Budget router bits for occasional woodworking cuts are fine, budget router bits for CNC work with thousands of toolpath repetitions are a fast way to burn money and get bad results. The cheap carbide bits are usually ground less precisely, run hotter and the edge degrades quickly under the load cycles of CNC.
Where I won't cut corners is upcut spiral bits for plywood, compression bits for laminate and V-bits for anything that's going to show. And where I'm more relaxed is straight cut bits for rough MDF work and operations where precision isn't critical. What brands are people using and where have you found the sweet spot on cost/ quality?
Where I won't cut corners is upcut spiral bits for plywood, compression bits for laminate and V-bits for anything that's going to show. And where I'm more relaxed is straight cut bits for rough MDF work and operations where precision isn't critical. What brands are people using and where have you found the sweet spot on cost/ quality?
