Buy Freud 99-037 Finger Joint BitFreud 99-037 Finger Joint Bit Product Description:
- 1-3/8-inch diameter, 1/2-inch shank
- Ground carbide with titanium for long life
- Anti-kickback
- Computer balanced for vibration free operation speeds over 22,000 RPM
- Impervious to chemical attack
Product Description
2560-3135 Features: -Finger joint bit.-Prduces a joint that is stronger then the wood itself.-Cuts all composition materials, plywoods, hardwoods and softwoods.-Use on CNC adn other automatic routers as well as table mounter portabke routers.-1-3/8'' overall diameter.-5/16'' cut depth.-1-9/16'' carbide height.-21/64'' minor height.-1/2'' shank diameter.-3'' overall lenght.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
unbeatable joints
By Sterlingmmull
simply the strongest joints possible and absolutely essential if you want to end-join two boards. Makes virtually seamless connections when done properly.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.My workshop won't ever be the same
By Yves Chaix
The bit uses two set of knives one tooth offset from the other. It took quite a bit of setup for the router to do the two finger joints. Basically, you have to create a (wood, plastic) shim, 2.1mm thick and put it under each piece that you will joint. That is, the first pass will give you the left profile, if you look at Freud's image for the joint, below the image of the bit, then turn the piece around horizontally, put the shim underneath it and you get the right-hand profile. They will match perfectly and will only need a slight shaving pass (plane or thicknesser) and you will have a beautiful end grain-to-end grain joint. And actually quite elegant too! Enjoy!
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Definite Purpose - but not mine.
By Steve L. Rude
This bit certainly does what it says and does a nice job. It makes a finger joint but, as the picture shows, the outside edges on the one side get to be a feathered edge that is so thin it does not allow for planing or sanding of those serfaces without tiny pieces falling away.There is no question that the joint would be strong but it should be used only where the edge as you see it in the picture is showing, not the flat or face side (as if looking down from the top or up from the bottom in the picture).In other words it is for end-to-end joining of pieces the thickness of the bit only. It does not work as a glue joint for gluing up panels, i.e. gluing up boards side to side, which is what I purchased it for.In my ignorance I thought that is what it was for and my only reason for giving it a low grade is that I am disappointed that I had to spend so much money to find out that I should have purchased the Reversable Glue Joint bit.Freud should say that the Finger Joint Bit is not a glue joint bit for making panels where the feather edge will show. It does not work for that and it seems the explanation should point someone to the other bit if you are making panels. Nothing wrong with the bit, just the purpose should be explained.So I will try to say it again another way, the finger joint does not work for gluing small pieces together to make a wider board, like for raised panel doors. It is for making narrow, short boards into narrow longer boards. It is not for making narrow boards wider.
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