I was a little nervous about using such a small router bit on a post router. After roughing up the 1/2" birch plywood I tried the cutting an entire 1/2" depth in one pass. I was cutting material about 1/8" and 1/2" thick and the cutter burned and dulled pretty quickly. I knew better and next time I will only cut 1/8" deep in many passes in hopes the tool will be cooler.