🔧 Standard RU2100 Whiteside Router Bits Review

Very well packaged and very sharp. So far I've used it to carve a large disk (80cm diameter) out of 20mm thick pine. Cut in 3 passes with a router and circle cutter. Very smooth finish, no cracks and doesn't seem to put a lot of strain on a small router. Bits of a similar type (2 prong, helical, 1/4" shank) can be bought for 40% less, but I decided to splurge and buy Whiteside hoping it would stay sharp for a long time and not breaks (like other bits).

I'm not a great carpenter but I have a mediocre DeWalt router that I use occasionally. I recently built myself a nice 30" x 72" x 1-7/8" maple log workbench. I've never been able to drill a straight hole, so I put a Whiteside bit in the router with plunge base installed and used it as a pilot hole drill bit so I could set up a vise. I was able to drill through most of the butcher block with a router and then 7/16" and 11/16" bits in a portable drill press. Do 5 /8" bolt holes. The 1/4" pilot…

They appear to be very well made and sharp. Solid carbide end mills are extremely brittle and break easily, so you need to limit the amount of material (depth of cut) removed on each pass. If you do, those beats should last a long time. For example, I broke two 1/4" solid carbide end mills (of another brand) while milling tenons for the bottom of boxes. I've tried cutting to the full 3/8" depth and am even at shallow ones Feed rates ended with broken cutters. I did 3/16" per pass and did two…

I usually buy Whiteside for bits I think I'll use a lot and Yonico for more specific things I'll use infrequently. I have beats from other high quality beat makers like Freud and Amana and while they are great they never seem to be as good as the ones I get from Whiteside. I've never used carbide bits like this before, but I'm very impressed with the original quality and sharpness (WEAR GLOVES!), and it's even better in use. It's so good for slotting that I decided to do a few passes with this…