Woodline USA WL-2010 30-Piece Professional Router Router Bit Set - 1/2-Inch Shank

• DEWALT DW618B3 12 Amp 2-1/4 Horsepower Plunge Base and Fixed Base
• Dewalt DW6913 Router Edge Guide with Fine Adjustment and Vacuum Adaptor
• Bosch 1617EVSPK 12 Amp 2-1/4-Horsepower Plunge and Fixed Base Variable Speed Router Kit with 1/4-Inch and 1/2-Inch Collets
• Mirka 23-615-AP 5-Inch 8-Hole Assorted Grits (10 Each Of 80/100/120/150/220) Dustless Hook-and-Loop Sanding Disks
• BOSCH RA1181 Benchtop Router Table

But it's not fair to compare these with bits that cost eight times the price and fault them for not being equal.A more fair comparison would be with cheap bits. The larger set also had a problem with the row sections breaking off, but that's a different set and an even easier fix. Nevertheless I've used many of the bits in the set and got more than a fair share of use without the bits showing any problem at all. I also found that they hold up unexpectedly well. I can tell you from experience that cheap bits can do a terrible job, overheat quickly, and can be all but useless unless you make a series of shallow passes. But I still think that the quality of the cases is lower than should be expected and complaints are legitimate.Some have said that these don't compare to top quality bits, but at least with respect to accuracy and balance I disagree.

There were minor spots in a few places that needed the finish touched up and had minor gouges, and didn't look the way I might expect a new case to look. I also had a problem with one of the sides of the case coming off. These Woodline bits are not "cheap" bits, even though the price per bit is less than you might pay for terrible ones. Sometimes, things can be a good buy for the price you pay, but a bad idea since you get what you pay for. They can also burn themselves up and burn your wood at the same time. I've had several sets from Woodline including this one, and am very satisfied with the accuracy and precision of their bits. The bits do come with a lifetime guarantee so in all fairness I can't complain.I had the same problem as some other reviewers with the quality of the cases.

I bought a larger set more recently, and the case looked better overall, but had major scratches on the side, so I would not expect the cases to be perfect.I don't know how many complaints the company gets about these things since they are selling them to woodworkers. I did have a couple that did not stand up to use as well as I expected. Even with respect to durability I'm quite satisfied. They were used more than lightly, and I'm ambivalent about saying whether or not it's normal wear and tear. It's easier to get out the proper clamps and the glue than to consider sending it back. These are not only a good set for the price, but a good set that won't leave you saying "you get what you pay for" when it comes time to use the bits. I consider the case quality more of an annoyance than a major problem, since customers can either fix them, use the bits to build a high quality wall mounted case, or decide that it's not worth quibbling about the finish of an item that sits in a garage or workshop.

For the money spent the bits cut quite well.Can't say how long they will last I have only had them for a couple of months.

I'm now having to use visegrips to take them out one by one and clean the protectant gel (or glue if you will) off and even then they're an incredibly tight fit in the case. I will agree with one of the other reviewers about the packaging problem although my issue is different. I'm just a hobbyist and this set looks to serve my purposes for quite some time. Mine arrived intact but I'm not sure it'll stay that way if I can't get the bits OUT of their storage holes any easier. This gripe isn't too related to their routing function but still, it's a pretty poor execution of the storage case. The first one I went to use had to be pried out with the end of a metal straight edge and the rest don't seem to be any better.

they look sharp and sturdy and I was anxious to try them out. I was as careful as I could be trying not to damage the bits and luckily was able to come away with 29 bits unscathed - one received a chip at the base because I had to grip it so hard with the pliers.I worked for about 8 hours (split over two days) prying the bits out, cleaning off the hardened lubricant and removing all of the plastic inserts from the case. In the end, the excited and happy feeling that I had when I first opened the package was no longer there.As I said above, the bits themselves look like good tools, but I would recommend purchasing them from a different source. I recently received this set of router bits from Amazon and have not used them yet, but you should still read the review if you are serious about buying from Amazon. If anyone else comes across this problem, it may be preferable to use some sort of solvent to loosen things up versus the brute force attack that I tried.

When I received the set, the box was in good shape and the bits were presentable. The first problem I had however was that everything (including the outside of the box) was covered in a film of grease. I've read reviews of other tools sent by amazon having the same problem, so I wasn't completely surprised.What did bother me though was that the set must have been sitting in the warehouse for quite some time because the lubricant that was intended to make it easy for the bits to slide out of their plastic inserts was so old it had turned to glue. I was able to get 2 of the bits out with relative ease, but each of the other 28 bits required me to use pliers and all the strength I could muster.

The bits I've used from this set have performed well. So far, so good. I hesitated to buy a set of router bits, but at the price, (and the apparent quality), it was more cost effective.