Freud 98-509 2 Piece Crown Molding Router Bit Set - 99-416 and 99-415 1/2 inch shank
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Nice profile - Setup your table properly
I used these bits to route a profile on a 5" high square base frame for a rotating bookshelf. I started with planed stock in both width and thickness. It was imperative to have stock that was the same width to allow the profiles to line up once the ends were mitred. Before each pass, I adjusted the fence and feather boards. It was very important to use double feather boards on the table and to have two f/b's attached to the table's fence. With this setup, I only had to push the boards from the end...no hand support around the bit. The finished product was very good. I had minor areas where the two bits left a line, but it was easily sanded out, even though I was using curly maple. I did get a little chatter 3-4" on the ends of the boards, but these were offcut when mitreing.BTW, Woodcraft has examples of routed profiles in their stores under the display. That is how I decided on which bit set to choose. Happy routing.
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Freud Crown Molding bits
The bits are terrific. The documentation is lacking as well as the poor packaging for shipment. Their light plastic case is good for a store display but is dismal for shipment. Mine arrived with the plastic shattered, luckily the bits were OK.They perform very well and are extremely sharp. They recommend three passes to complete the profie. I chose to do four, with the last at about 0.010" just to polish the mahogany I was milling for a book case project.
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