Freud 99-036: 1-3/4" (Dia.) Adjustable Tongue & Groove Bit Set

Bought this set to turn a bunch of old hardwood floorboards into panelling. As with other Freud tools I’ve bought it did the job safely and easily.

Precisa e robusta, vale cada centavo.

Tiene buen filo, buen embalaje no se maltrata nada en envío.

The negative reviews mention shipping damage from loose bits, carbide damage, and tear out in wood while using these. The shipping containers have been updated, I have 2 iterations of these updated containers, one was really tight rubber grips, I had to cut out of the container, not ideal, but no damage. The last set I received was the best because they were zip tied in, so no shipping damage, but also easy to pull out after cutting ties. The first set I got, one of the cutters chipped after some practice cuts, but I reached out to Freud and they replaced the damaged piece right away. I've actually experienced this with higher end carbide more than cheaper ones, I have to assume it's from harder carbide being used, but they took care of it for me. The upside is they should stay sharper much longer. Finally, the blow out. This always happens for me on deep router cuts with any bits I've ever used. The best way to deal with this is to oversize your piece width, router them (you will get chips), then take off about 1/16" on the face with the chips on a joiner or table saw to get rid of the chips, then do another pass on the router to get the depth again. There's much more expensive and complex bits with more blades that claim to stop this, but it's more about the grain than the cutter imo. The adjustability is nice and simple to set, they work great, and the company stands by their products.

These feel really well made. Solid construction and let me make cabinet doors really easily with the fine adjustment shims. They feel like they will last a lot longer than some other bits available online. My only gripes are they can be tough to initially get out of the case (wear gloves as they are super sharp!) And the instructions are not entirely easy to read. A little trial and error solved some problems but there doesn't seem to be any further explanation of how to read their chart online. I couldn't tell which shims were which size but maybe I'm just a little new at this. I would also mention that it is a very tall bit so it would be ideal to have router fence with a larger opening height wise to get the most versatility out of it. Overall feels like a professional product.