🔄 Efficient Routing with RFT5200 Carbide Up Cut Spiral Router Review

I don't see why anyone would buy a straight cutter except for sample purposes. It cuts so cleanly that it saves you a lot of time and money (fewer blade changes due to tearing problems). Worth every penny. Double bearings ride very well. He didn't have to cut as precisely on a bandsaw before cutting on a router table. Brilliant!

Fantastic. Leaves a mirror-smooth cut of hard maple even when cut all the way through. I left about 1 16-1/8" of stock left for flushing with this nozzle.Used in a router table with the router speed around 20,000-22,000rpm on a Dewalt DW618 router.There were cut sections that went against the fibers of the tree but this had almost no impact on quality of the cut. I've never noticed any extra vibration or resistance due to the direction of the fibers, which is always the case with straight bits.

I bought this nozzle because of Whiteside's good reputation. I was hoping to get a very smooth cut with this but was disappointed when I first used it. The surface was rough and I felt much better with the CMT nozzle, which I also have. I tried using it again a few months later and before I could finish cutting, the bearings broke and I damaged my workpiece. One bearing is completely missing in the photo - the other has no internal stroke (not visible in the photo). The company that sold it…