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"SBH"

05/11/2007 8:32 PM

ADT router bits

Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed some
light on their reliability?

Thank you


This topic has 19 replies

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asshat

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

05/11/2007 8:26 PM

On Nov 5, 5:32 pm, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed some
> light on their reliability?
>
> Thank you

only place iv'e seen them is ebay, and the price is about 80% off what
any brand name bit cost.
think i would pass on them. YMMV.

Keith

We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh,
and bring something to kill

RC

Robatoy

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 6:41 PM

On Nov 8, 7:17 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Pat Barber" wrote:
>
> >> There are many others but a short list would be
>
> >> CMT
> >> Whiteside
> >> Porter Cable
> >> Amana
> >> Bosch
> > <snip>
>
> > Just curious, does Infinity show up on your radar?
>
> > Lew
>
> I have some Infinity bits, the predecessor brand bits, Jesada, was a better
> bit IMHO. Actually the owner of Infinity was one of the kids that Jesada
> was named after. I think Infinity bits are farmed out to several
> manufacturers and made with the Infinity name on them. I would call
> Infinity OK but I have the same profiles in CMT and the CMT's are better
> IMHO.

I once bought some stuff on-line and used an offer of a bunch of
Hickory bits to fill up the order.
I have posted this opinion here before, but I was pleasantly surprised
with the quality and longevity of the Hickory brand bits. Nooooo, they
are NOT the end-all, but certainly great value.
I use Amana when I can, Velepec when I can't, but my main supplier for
straight/single-flue/spiral/solid-carbide bits is, and will be, Royce/
Ayr.... nothing like it anywhere. They also make the very best saw
blade for solid surface money can buy.

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 11:18 AM


"Pat Barber" wrote:

> There are many others but a short list would be
>
> CMT
> Whiteside
> Porter Cable
> Amana
> Bosch
<snip>

Just curious, does Infinity show up on your radar?

Lew


LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 3:33 PM


"Dave" wrote:

> What about price cutter too?

Definitely from China.

Lew


PB

Pat Barber

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

09/11/2007 8:19 PM

I'm pretty familar with both lines and I have to disagree that
Freud is not in the same league with Whiteside.

Whiteside makes a nice bit but "far superior" to Freud would
be a giant leap to take.

The brands I mentioned are all ones that I have bought and used.
I based my opinions on real world use.


Larry Blanchard wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:57:53 +0000, Pat Barber wrote:
>
>
>>OK fair enough...
>>
>>The biggest is Freud ....
>>
>
>
> Freud is indeed a good bit, but not in the same league with Whiteside.
> The preponderance of opinion seems to be that Whiteside is the best. And
> I'm hearing that from folks who use routers commercially even more than
> from hobbyists.

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

06/11/2007 10:22 AM

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
> "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed
>> some light on their reliability?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>
> Sounds like a Security Company. Sure that may not be CMT?
>
>

If your piece kicks back and breaks the window, will the ADT bit call
the police?

Puckdropper
--
Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it.

To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 3:57 PM

OK fair enough...

The biggest is Freud ....

There are many others but a short list would be

CMT
Whiteside
Porter Cable
Amana
Bosch

There are any number of people who import Chinese bits
and relabel them.

MLCS
Rockler
Woodworker Supply

and many,many others.

You will NEVER go wrong buying a Freud router bit.


SBH wrote:
> I agree, but since I'm fairly new in the woodworking field, I don't know
> who makes good bits and who doesn't.
>

dd

de2e

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

07/11/2007 8:38 PM

SBH wrote:

> I agree, but since I'm fairly new in the woodworking field, I don't know
> who makes good bits and who doesn't.
>
>
> "Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:y%[email protected]...
>>I would remind you that the average router bit spins up to 27,500 rpm.
>>
>> Do you want that tiny piece of carbide on the tip of that blade to come
>> off in an unexpected manner ???
>>
>> I believe I would stick with known companies that make router bits.
>>
>>
>>
>> SBH wrote:
>>> Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed some
>>> light on their reliability?
>>>
>>> Thank you

I bought some from MLCS that seem to be okay as a starter set.

www.mlcswoodworking.com



Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 4:36 PM


"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> OK fair enough...
>
> The biggest is Freud ....
>


FIY none are imune, the first router bit I owned to ever throw a chunk of
carbide was a Freud.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

09/11/2007 12:17 AM


"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Pat Barber" wrote:
>
>> There are many others but a short list would be
>>
>> CMT
>> Whiteside
>> Porter Cable
>> Amana
>> Bosch
> <snip>
>
> Just curious, does Infinity show up on your radar?
>
> Lew
>
>
>

I have some Infinity bits, the predecessor brand bits, Jesada, was a better
bit IMHO. Actually the owner of Infinity was one of the kids that Jesada
was named after. I think Infinity bits are farmed out to several
manufacturers and made with the Infinity name on them. I would call
Infinity OK but I have the same profiles in CMT and the CMT's are better
IMHO.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

05/11/2007 9:23 PM


"SBH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed some
> light on their reliability?
>
> Thank you
>

Sounds like a Security Company. Sure that may not be CMT?

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

13/11/2007 12:44 AM

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:13:03 GMT, Pat Barber
<[email protected]> wrote:

>https://www.onsrud.com/
>
>wasn't on my list cause there isn't many folks on
>this list that own a cnc machine.

They make router bits, too. I have several excellent Onsrud spiral
bits.

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dpb

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 12:10 PM

Larry Blanchard wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:57:53 +0000, Pat Barber wrote:
>
>> OK fair enough...
>>
>> The biggest is Freud ....
>>
>
> Freud is indeed a good bit, but not in the same league with Whiteside.
> The preponderance of opinion seems to be that Whiteside is the best. And
> I'm hearing that from folks who use routers commercially even more than
> from hobbyists.

In what way are they not "in the same league"?

I'll give Whiteside the edge on most for what I would term "value", but
my personal "best" overall would tend to be Amana...I find edges more
finely polished, etc. But, for similar bits, they're typically higher
in cost than Whiteside and the differences aren't necessarily that great
in performance unless compare on very gnarly, chip-prone material, say.

My Freud sets have certainly been quite similar imo...

--


--

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

12/11/2007 4:13 PM

https://www.onsrud.com/

wasn't on my list cause there isn't many folks on
this list that own a cnc machine.

Steve knight wrote:
>
>>Freud is indeed a good bit, but not in the same league with Whiteside.
>>The preponderance of opinion seems to be that Whiteside is the best. And
>>I'm hearing that from folks who use routers commercially even more than
>
>>from hobbyists.
>
> actually I think onsrud is the top. but they are more limited in what
> they sell. more cnc bits then anything else.

Sk

Steve knight

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

10/11/2007 10:02 AM



>Freud is indeed a good bit, but not in the same league with Whiteside.
>The preponderance of opinion seems to be that Whiteside is the best. And
>I'm hearing that from folks who use routers commercially even more than
>from hobbyists.

actually I think onsrud is the top. but they are more limited in what
they sell. more cnc bits then anything else.

LB

Larry Blanchard

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 9:12 AM

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:57:53 +0000, Pat Barber wrote:

> OK fair enough...
>
> The biggest is Freud ....
>

Freud is indeed a good bit, but not in the same league with Whiteside.
The preponderance of opinion seems to be that Whiteside is the best. And
I'm hearing that from folks who use routers commercially even more than
from hobbyists.

SM

"SBH"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

07/11/2007 8:22 PM

I agree, but since I'm fairly new in the woodworking field, I don't know
who makes good bits and who doesn't.


"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:y%[email protected]...
>I would remind you that the average router bit spins up to 27,500 rpm.
>
> Do you want that tiny piece of carbide on the tip of that blade to come
> off in an unexpected manner ???
>
> I believe I would stick with known companies that make router bits.
>
>
>
> SBH wrote:
>> Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed some
>> light on their reliability?
>>
>> Thank you

Dd

"Dave"

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

08/11/2007 3:58 PM


"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Pat Barber" wrote:
>
>> There are many others but a short list would be
>>
>> CMT
>> Whiteside
>> Porter Cable
>> Amana
>> Bosch
> <snip>
>
> Just curious, does Infinity show up on your radar?
>
> Lew
>
>
What about price cutter too?

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to "SBH" on 05/11/2007 8:32 PM

07/11/2007 8:13 PM

I would remind you that the average router bit spins up to 27,500 rpm.

Do you want that tiny piece of carbide on the tip of that blade to come
off in an unexpected manner ???

I believe I would stick with known companies that make router bits.



SBH wrote:
> Anyone familiar with the ADT brand router bits and willing to shed some
> light on their reliability?
>
> Thank you
>
>


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