Woodworker's Journal winter-2010, страница 22

Exploring the Versatile Multi Profile Bit

While you might not use it on every

project, this bit will pay for itself in the variety of moldings it makes.

By Ralph Bagnall

As anyone who has ever heard of a router knows, there's a dizzying selection of router bits available on the market today, and it doesn't take very long to acquire a collection of bits that far exceeds the cost of the router itself.

Many of these bits are made to help you perform difficult router tasks more easily, but often people are nervous about spending significant money on a bit they don't understand or are not sure will do the job. One of those bits you may have debated about

Multi Profile Bit

buying is the Multi Profile bit. While you might not use it all that often, I can assure you that it's money well spent. It has the potential to make a variety of moldings or to match existing profiles that your other bits may not be able to reproduce.

Looking closely at the bit's edge profile, it may seem confusing at first, but if you view it as several individual profiles, it sorts out quickly. From bearing

A Multi Profile bit is a large, relatively heavy cutter that should only be used in a router table — never handheld.

Although it's more expensive than most common bits, a Multi Profile bit cuts scores of different profiles all on its own.