3/4" x 3" Flush Trim Plunge Template Router Bit with Upper Ball Bearing, 3-Flute, 1/2" Shank

This bit is essentially a plunge-cutting straight with a shank-mounted ball-bearing pilot. Versatile, useful for template/pattern routing of parts, joints, internal cuts and can be used in handheld and table-mounted routers. The template is attached to the workpiece, and the pilot bearing rides along its edge as the cutting edges rout the workpiece, forming an exact duplicate of the template. With a handheld router, the pattern is on top of the work; with a table-mounted router, the pattern is underneath the work. Excellent for working composition board and melamine, this bit cuts with a shearing action, slicing very slightly downward to prevent chipping & tearing of the surface veneer or coating. It augers chips away from the router. Designed primarily for production applications where the router is above the work.