This Is Why You Should Never Buy Cheap Router Bits On Amazon! DON’T BUY CHEAP TOOLS!

Attention comment section. The standard direction when routing is left to right. You can go backwards to avoid splintering some species of lumber but its rare. The lead cutting edge should hit first always.

If you have noticed, Amazons' reviews are bull these days, just look at them, 90% are 4.3 or above on junk!!

Yes, cheap bits are hit and miss as are cheap routers.
Just FYI. Try routing in the opposite direction than shown in your video.

Thanks for sharing.

I don't have unlimited money. I will buy what I can afford. I would never be able to buy the fancy name brand version of every tool or accessory. This video is old, but there are plenty of router bit sets with quite a lot of reviews nowadays, so perhaps there are more options.

I can't afford to buy one single bit when a whole case costs the same. So they won't last as long, but I'll get more variety. If you do this for a living, then obviously the high investment cost might be worth it, but not when you're just a regular guy who needs to use a router every once in a while.

What brands are the best ones?

I got a 1/4 and a 1/2 in shank set. I have had them a while. The 1/4 in is blue and I did have one bearing go out but it lasted for several years and the set around 20 bucks for 24. I recently picked up a yellow set of 35 bits for 36 bucks and I have not used them all but they seem just fine to me. I have several router lock bits and a few other molding like bits I have bought in yellow from amazon and even Just got a 10 piece from Temu outside of the bearing on the one cheap blue set I could not be happier. Of course I use my router in the correct direction for feed and do not do climb cuts down the edge of plywood and blame the bit for the imperfect and burned edge. Look at 2:19 ro 2:24 That is a climb cut you need to feed the board on the other side of the router and go against the grain or rotation of the tool rather

I bought a cheap vacuum cleaner, it sucks.

Bought the $9.99 set from Harbor Freight. I’ll see what I use and get the Diablo versions of those.

you're using your router wrong. Your work should always be on the left as you push forward.

I bought the Kowood 71 piece set. They SUCK. The bits literally came apart when using them for the first time! Buy good bits folks.

Your router looks cheaper than my bits😂

You are cutting the opposite way

Just buy a in-between affordable bit set and use it for a while. You'll know after some time what kinds of bits you use the most, once those wear out, just re-buy them in higher quality brands.

For the few bits that works and that case, you got your money's worth.

At 2:18 you're cutting in the wrong direction. That's a climb cut, and it's going to look like ass if you're not careful or don't know what you're doing. Then at 2:42 you do another backwards pass down the right side, followed by a pass in the CORRECT direction down the left side and across the bottom. Notice how much more clean and uniform those passes cut? Don't blame the router bits when the quality of the cut was ruined by your incorrect technique. It's not the bit's fault that you don't know how to use a router correctly.

Good quality router bits are usually better. USUALLY better. But one high-quality router bit can cost as much as a whole box of 40 cheap bits. I would say that someone new to the craft (who might not even know which direction to run the router) will benefit from buying the cheaper set, and replacing the bits he or she uses the most with high quality bits when they wear out. Some of the other bits may be exactly what they need for a project one day. Others, they may NEVER use. It's better to have a cheap bit and not need it than need a bit and not have it because you only have five Amana bits in your quiver (that you paid $600 for).

I get it. You get what you pay for. But you can only pay for what you can afford and should only pay for what you need. I bought a set of those cheap bits for my cheap router a few years back, and never had any problem. Now, full disclosure, each of those bits has less than five hours on them, and probably won't have all that much more in the future. I occasionally need a router. Occasionally. Never route anything over two feet long. I make a picture frame for my wife once in a while, and I do so kicking and screaming, with much procrastination. Paying fifty bucks for a single bit that gets twenty minutes of use a year doesn't make much sense either.

Metric manufacturing standard?

All my routerbits are a yellow brand and i have Ryobi router. Is it a good fagr

Thanks.

Probably is made in china backyard thats why is such quality. Thats why buying in Internet are risky yet not many times are cheap

I bought the 15 piece bosch .25 shaft for 69.00 plus tax but I from watching YouTube videos I’ve come to appreciate the reviews. I did buy a yonica set of 15 1/2” bits from the depot and I haven’t used them yet. So I only went by the reviews hopefully they aren’t crap. But as one person said you can replace the ones you use frequently with a quality product.

I got a similar set that I've been using for months and they work great. I've bought a few other single cheap bits and they work great. I'm glad I didn't get screwed.

That’s pretty bad if 1/64 of an inch would cause your bit to fall out. I’d blame the router.

This is why I learned how to sharpen everything. I've purchased tons of cheap bits and found that on the money you save, some "assembly" may be required. I enjoy sharpening things, it takes alot of time though. You get what you pay for always, especially online.

Freud is my go-to brand. I think I read somewhere they actually make their OWN carbide. Solid bits but yeah, pricey. You get what you pay for.

A badly needed video … this is indicative of so many tools (especially kits) being sold all over the internet. Power tools especially, can be dangerous enough without the quality of the tool doubling the jeopardy. If you care about your pocket book and health, then take a few minutes and do your homework. The saying " you tend to get what you pay for" has endured for generations for a reason.

Expensive bits come in crappy, or no, cases. Send $20 on the cheap Ines to get the good case, then replace then all with Freud, Bosch, etc. Its worth thr $20.

No thanks I'll keep buying my cheap bits they last just as long as my good bits and only cost one third the price and if I decide to replace them I'll replace them with a good bit if I want but so far the cheap bits of done me quite well

Looks like sombody needs some practice using a router. Those cuts looked horrible. And it was not because of the bit. It is obvious it was just done by an operator with high school shop experience lol.

If cheap is all that you can afford, then it's either cheap or nothing. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Cheers!

Where can I get spiral compression bits for under $100?

100 bits for 99 $ dollars I see no difference to pro bits except bit smoother if you go faster. Idk feels like you all hating on the poor. Do I have to remind you there are people in jungles building small mansions with just a shovel. You hand these guy a router and 100 shitty bits. They might build something so perfect the world cant say shit. Even aliens be like you see this shit lol.