Thread: Vintage Craft Man Router bits

All good advise , if you do not use the router a lot then the less expensive bits will do to start with and practice with, as you gain experience and your needs grow with in the hobby,(remember it is a hobby for most of us) , then as the bank balance allows, buy the better quality bits that you use regularly, .

This will allow you to use the cheaper bits to learn on , .

Jeff
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Of course you can't touch the bevel of a bit or you would alter its profile. Probably not too serious on some, but where complementary profiles have to match, for example, not a good idea at all. Not many of us have the gear or skills to follow a curved profile on a router bit, so it's not even an option for most of us.

What I do is to rub the faces of my bits over a medium-fine diamond stone. A little & often seems to do the trick, & keeps them reasonably sharp & cutting well. I have a couple of 25 year old bits that have had a lot of use & still work well. They have plenty of carbide left, and will outlast me, barring accidents. Ye canna fix a chipped or badly worn bit this way, unless you have much more time & patience than I have, so if you are really tough on your bits, commerciaal sharpening or replacement are your choices. And from the couple of commercial re-sharpenings I've seen, you would be lucky to get 3. Those diamond discs are vicious!

Cheers,