MLCS Woodworking 15 Pc. Carbide-tipped Router Bit Set, 1/2" shank

Discount Price: $39.95

Features:

• Quality, carbide-tipped bits
• Great Value! Only $2.66 per bit
• Wood Storage Box Included
• 1/2" Shank
• Perfect, economical, all-purpose starter set for your woodworking hobby.

Customer Reviews:

Good Bits [Posted on 2007-07-16]
Used them on some small woodworking projects and they work fine. Will let u know more when i have used them extensively. For the price its still a great deal

Great Quality and a Fair Price [Posted on 2007-12-02]
When I got my router, I needed some bits. Some folks think you should buy bits only as you need them, and to get top quality for each bit. That that costs about $25 per bit, and just doesn't make sense if there are more than two bits you KNOW you'll need.

So I bought this bit set and am very happy with it.

A couple words of warning:

1) The first time you pull these bits out of their plastic sleeves, use a rag. They are in there a bit tight due to the anti-corrosive goop that's on them. If you aren't very careful, you will slice your finger BUT GOOD on the carbide parts as you pull on them.

2) Clean that goop off with alcohol. I used denatured alcohol, but common isopropyl will probably work too. You don't want to chuck these in your router with that goop on the shanks, as it will gum up the collet. You want to clean it off the rest of the bit too, so the bits are in balance.

The box that is included is quite nice. It is pine, with a high quality latch and nice box joints at the corners.

Anyway, it is a nice set, and I don't think you really get better quality than this for paying more.

Great precision set [Posted on 2008-02-23]
This set is really great. Each bit is extremely well made and cuts cleanly. This would be a wonderful starter set, or replacement for worn-out bits.

Worth every dollar [Posted on 2008-03-23]
I received a Dewalt router combo kit as a gift in December, but what the giver forgot is that a router is useless without router bits. I bought this set from MLCS based partially on reviews and more on price. I had read quite a bit about how you get what you pay for when it comes to router bits and how I should buy Freud or something similar, but I really don't have that kind of money to spend and, just like whole "fine woodworking" scene, it just seemed a little pretentious to spend that kind of cash. So I bought these and I couldn't be more pleased.

The set came in a well constructed case that very firmly held all the bits in place, avoiding any potential damage in shipping. The bits were coated in an oil or grease of some kind to protect them from rust that had to be cleaned off, but I'd rather have a rust free bit and spend a little extra time cleaning. All the bits I've used so far, 1/2", 1/4", flush trim, have worked great. And for the three bits I've used, I could have easily spent as much as the entire set on three individual bits from Freud.

Because of this bit set I have started looking at MLCS first for my additional router needs. I just ordered a router table plate from then for about half of what Rockler asks for theirs. All in all, I think MLCS and this router bit set are a great value in the expensive world woodworking.

Great set of bits [Posted on 2008-08-15]
The box is great, the bits are solid. What else do you need. Buy this.

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