Best solid surface router bits according to redditors

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1. 1/2 Inch Shank 2-1/4 Inch Diameter Bottom Cleaning Router Bit Woodworking Milling Cutter by SILIVN (1 Pack)

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1/2 Inch Shank 2-1/4 Inch Diameter Bottom Cleaning Router Bit Woodworking Milling Cutter by SILIVN (1 Pack)
Using high-grade YG6X original alloy.1/2" shank 2-1/4" diameter bottom cleaning router bit.High abrasion resistance, high-precision grinding technology.Strong and durable.Suitable for MDF, solid wood, MDF, particleboard, plywood etc.
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u/Ubiquity4321 ยท 2 pointsr/woodworking

If you have a router, you can use a router-planer jig. The only annoying part about this is making sure your jig is level and your board is planned out, but it's very important. Here's a random example from youtube https://youtu.be/Z9ECXZulTDU?t=12 but you can find plans all over the internet.

But lets say you got yourself a jointer or planer - because each are different and have their own benefits and drawbacks; for example I prefer a jointer to a planer for many reasons - what happens if the board becomes super twisted or crazy cupped during your drying process? What happens if you don't have enough space to plane that super long/wide board but your project requires the length or width of board? Aren't jointers and planers expensive, and require lots of maintenance? Aren't jointers and planers huge machines that take up valuable shop space? Don't they leave nasty marks at the end that you'll have to sand off anyway? This is where the router jig will come in.

  • A router jig is safer than a jointer or a planer. You can more safely shim up sides on twisted or cupped boards and plan your final board more easily. Since your hands and body are moving towards spinning blades with a jointer or planer you're much less safe than using a router jig if the piece goes crazy on you. With the router jig, your hands and body are safely away from the cutting implement.

  • For larger pieces, you can simply build a larger jig rather than cutting the piece down and re-gluing later, buying a larger machine, working unsafely to "get the project started", trying to figure out another router or planer solution, or infeed/outfeed table solution. The size of your router jig is determined by you, large or small, and you can just move it out of the way back to the side of the shop (or hanging up, or disassembled!) when not in use.

  • A router jig is cheaper than a jointer or planer. If you already have a router, all you need is a larger flat cut bit (like this and a way to sharpen it. Buy a couple just in case. When one is done, just get another and keep working.

  • There's virtually no maintenance on a router jig. If you build it out of metal, it will always be square. The large flat cut bit on a router takes less time and requires less work to sharpen when dulled. If you're sharpening a jointer or planer blade, then you've got to disassemble the entire machine to get at it, and reassemble (ensuring it's flat and square!) when done sharpening.

  • A jointer or planer uses a cutter that leaves marks at the end that need to be sanded, scraped, or planed away. Your router jig will also leave marks that need to be sanded, scraped, or planed away; what I'm saying is you'll have to plane, sand, or scrape anyway with a jointer or planer so why not just build it into your board preparation process from the start and work with something safer, cheaper, and more extendable.