Amana Tool 45475 3DS Carbide Template Review

The bearing failed on this drill bit 5 minutes into starting a small project that needed it for me. Find a way to make another, more standard bit work for your project. It only costs you time and money.

I believed that a higher price would result in a better product. Unfortunately, right out of the box I was like, "Wow, that sounds boring." I plugged it into my router and sure enough didn't want to cut the bit very well. I tricked Freud and he cut like clockwork and $12 off.

The bit works perfectly now, but I had to fiddle with it a bit before I could use it. The black ring that secures the bearing has a set screw that secures it to the shaft. This yoke appears to be a bit loose on the shaft, which in itself is not a problem, but the loose fit causes some wobbling of the yoke, the highest point being where the hole for the set screw is. In my example, this vertex was larger than the radius of the bearing itself and would have touched and damaged my drawing as it…