CMT Ogee Rail and Style Bit Set - 1/2 in. Shank

CMT Ogee Router Bit Set

Ogee Router Bit Set 1/2 in. Shank

A well-constructed door must include a perfect rail and style joint, clean and precise, and well-crafted for strength. CMT's Rail and Stile Sets are the ideal choice for the job, with perfectly matched profiles, not the approximate match found on some reversible cutters. These bits rout joints in soft/hard woods from 11/16 to 7/8 thick.

Safety tips: 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 ensuring 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 exactly 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 it into precise bit bodies. This extra step produces a radial grain orientation, which offers large-diameter bits extra strength and durability.
• Brazing: CMT has 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 a wide range of materials, so we make sure our carbide tips can handle each job. This means specially formulating the carbide in each tool so that the compositions range from super hard (for tough cutting jobs like laminates) to less hard (to absorb impact when cutting large profiles), and everything in between.
• 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 level to produce a cutting edge that is both razor sharp and extremely durable.