I've seen pictures of bent bits. If you are not sitting straight, then there is such a possibility. However, I got lucky with Beats. I just wish they were a little sharper. Otherwise they did exactly what I wanted. I'll try sharpening it, maybe it will help. For the money they work well.
I used them to make some cabinet doors. Worked great on pine. There were extra spacers in the kit, but I didn't need them. Used the bits right out of the box and was happy. Not sure why some had issues with them self destructing, maybe they were struggling to push them through hard wood. Or use to slow down the speed.
Thought I'd save money and buy budget bits. Crash on first use. Literally cutting something for the first time. He didn't even pass the first test. Very what you pay for. I tested 3/4 poplar wood before cutting my real rails. He kicked and ripped a chunk out of my router table railing. First I cut the crossbars, everything went fine, but this piece didn't go through the first board. For what it's worth I checked the fit of the section that cuts into the bar and it was a little loose so Iβ¦