Installed this cutter to cut circles out of 23/32 pine plywood, noticed smoke on third cut/dip. I usually do 3 passes for each circle. Expensive bits lasted several months, never seen so much wear in a few cuts. A few weeks ago I used a similar coated bit from amana with exactly the same results. Don't waste your time with these beats. Best regards vip auto nyccuchero worldstaten island car audio system