CMT Cove Bit - 3/8 Radius - 1/4 in. Shank

CMT Cove Bit 3/8 radius 1/4 in. Shank

Make simple or elegant furniture, doors, and drawer fronts by adding a final touch with CMT cove bits. Join them with a CMT roundover bit to create perfectly fitting rule joints, ideal for drop-leaf counters and tabletops. These bits feature anti-kickback design, carbide-tipped cutting edges, Fatigue Proof® steel body, and PTFE non-stick coating.

Safety tips: dust and chips from laminate materials are hazardous to your health and safety. Always wear a dust mask and eye protection when routing.

Safety precautions: never use damaged or worn bits. Always work at the recommended proper feed rate without forcing the bit. Pay particular attention when making the initial cut with a small diameter bit. For best results when working with small diameter bits, make the cut in more than one pass.

How CMT produces high-quality router bits

• Turning, Milling and Cutting CMT's biggest investment in recent years has been in upgrading production. Today, all machinery at CMT is fully automated. CNC machines run by specially trained operators ensure the shanks and bodies of our router bits and boring bits are accurate and perfectly balanced.
• Heat forged steel bodies for large diameter bits No router bits are the same, not even in the way they are made. Certain bits require a few more steps than others, like heat forging the steel of larger diameter bits before turning them into precise bit bodies. This extra step produces a radial grain orientation that gives large-diameter bits greater strength and durability.
• Brazing. We have pioneered the art of brazing. Not only does our unique custom-designed computerized brazing equipment help eliminate the inconsistencies found in old-fashioned hand brazing, but our silver“copper“silver brazing sandwich provides a tight bond between the steel and the carbide, with a shock-absorbing effect to protect the carbide tips when cutting harder woods.
• Specially formulated carbide for specific applications. In woodworking, you have to cut every kind of material, so we make sure that our carbide tips can handle each individual job. This means formulating each tool's carbide so that the compositions range from very hard (for tough cutting jobs like laminates) to less hard (to absorb impact when cutting large profiles), with intermediate options.
• Grinding and Sharpening The final step in the production process is no different from the rest: sharpening and grinding are done to extreme precision on multi-axis CNC machines. Each bevel and angle is ground or sharpened to the micron, to produce a cutting edge that is both razor sharp, yet extremely durable.