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Review on KOWOOD Tongue Groove Pieces Milling by Tony Wilson

Revainrating 1 out of 5

The box is good. The beats are absolute rubbish!

I thought I had a set of 1/4" shank bits to stow in my cordless router bag so I could have all the tools I needed for the job need floor coverings. and editing. I bought this set. What mistake. While straight cut bits are fine. Nothing like Whiteside or even Freud, that's what I was expecting. Use it once, maybe a few times, and replace with a better quality bit. OK ? The panel center drill has no carbide tip, only side cutters. Fur. The paint is peeling off in most places. Fur. Here's my beef. From 12 (twelve). A bearing was tight enough to be true. I used a dial gauge on the worst two bearings and the results scared me. The second worst had 0.015 side-to-side play and 0.055 top-to-bottom play. And the worst? The bearing actually fell apart when I tried to measure top to bottom. Wow. I mean. I wear ANSI Z87.1 prescription glasses but they don't cover everything! Not to mention the cost of hardwoods in today's market. downtime at work? Doo! So I'm going to throw away all but four of these parts. Fill the box with better tools and call it a lesson learned. No more kovud. Nothing. Not how. Nowhere. BTW, I've been making sawdust since 1987, so I feel entitled to speak about the quality of the cutters.

Pros
  • Power & Hand Tools
Cons
  • unreliable