Freud 40-114: 1-5/8 (Dia.) Chamfer Bit

Dont be fooled by the item name, this bit actually has a 1/2 shank. As with all Freud bits, this is a great item.

nice

good product !

This bit is an excellent choice. Its well-machined, durable, and sharp. Thats really all that needs to be said.

Really good chamfer bit. Used multiple times on various hardwoods and it has performed well!

VERY SHARP AND PRODUCED A SMOOTH CUT. WORKED AS I EXPECTED.

I thought I could cut 45 degree joins with this but its really designed for a different purpose. My fault for not reading the description well before buying. It is a high quality big bit. USE WITH CARE.

Not like the picture! The picture shows a bit with matching diameter shank AND bearing (1/2). What you get is a 1/2 shank bit, mated with a ridiculously tiny 3/8 bearing. Bearing only has about 3/32 of vertical stock-riding surface, and sits about 1/8 above the flutes. So, youre flirting with disaster if the remaining stock is 1/4 or less below the flutes, youre likely to get more chatter/bumps due to the tiny bearing, and youre likely to get a groove burnished into the edge of the work (especially with softer woods) from the miniscule bearing-contact patch. All of which couldve been avoided if the bit were made to accept a 1/2 bearing of decent width. Because the top of the flutes are ground to fit the 3/8 bearing diameter, If you try to fit a 1/2 bearing to the bit, it lowers the initial contact point on the flutes to about 3/16 below the bearing. The only 1/2 shank, 1/2 bearing, 45 degree chamfer option Freud has necessitates a 2 1/2 throat diameter. I own a lot of Freud products, very disappointed with this one. Come on Freud, make it like the picture, WITH A 1/2 BEARING, sitting 1/32-1/16 above the flutes!

Used it on a project that had no margin for grabby cutters. Surface is glassy smooth. It worked very nice.

Good sharp bit. Never burned the wood on me. I personally used it on carsiding that I previously had put 3 coats of clear urethane on it still cut good without dulling the bit.