Amana Tool51310 Carbide Tipped Stagger Tooth Plunge 1/2 Dia x 2-1/4 x 1/2" Shank

Because this has only one "tooth", it is not balanced. You will need to slow down your router. Also feed very slowly, for the same reason. I found it works best to plunge a multitude of times to clear out a truly deep hole, and then rout to the outside edges.

I used this as recommended by Soss hinge instructions. It did an excellent job in pine door and jam as well as the particle board core of the door. I wonder if all the negative reviews were from abusive router technique.

Routed 12 holes for Soss hinges. Ran several passes with no problem. Drill a pilot hole and run several passing when routing deep holes like Soss requires.

Must have gotten a defective bit. The carbide blade broke on its first cut. Was used on pine. Was using with soss wood hinge template.

Used on a SOSS 216 template guide on pine 2x4 and with a 2.5 hp router. Just did not cut full material. Had to use a spade bit to remove most of the material first, then use this bit for clean up.

Intended to cut pockets for three Soss 216 hinges on one door and frame. The carbide blade fractured on the fifth pocket. $6 per pocket is a really bad value.

A big chip came off the side of it first time I used it.

The bit broke after a single use.

Used for SOSS hinges in combination with the jigs. Worked well.