Customer Reviews

Freud 50-501 Top & Bottom Bearing Flush Trim Bits 1/4-Inch shank Features Freuds TiCo? Hi-Density Carbide with Titanium

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got the bearing on the tip but the other is not there? whats the deal?
sent it back, but got the same thing again. what the....?

Like the other reviewer complaining about getting the wrong bit, I also received the right packaging, but the wrong bit! I contacted customer service and they sent me another router bit... It was the wrong bit as well!

I think Freud messed up a batch of these router bits, and put the 1 1/2 top bearing router bit in the packaging for the top and bottom router bit.

I returned both of them and purchased the 1 1/2" triple fluted router bit with top bearing... ended up being cheaper and less trouble.

BEWARE!

The item's packaging was correct ... the Freud 50-501 with top and bottom bearing. But, the router bit in the package only had the top bearing on it. I had to return it. Amazon was made aware of this. I ended up buying this bit elsewhere, where I could verify the package contents, and I expect this bit will be an invaluable addition to my workshop.

Same as Christopher, I ordered the Freud 1/4 inch shank and was shipped the 1/2 shank instead.

Checked the Freud web site and they list the 50-501 as a 1/4 inch shank, but the bit in the package is marked as 1/2 inch and the bit is 1/2 inch, so it appears that Freud is the one providing the misinformation. In addition Freud list the 50-509 as the 1/2 inch version of this bit but Amazon list it as a 3/4 inch bit so that seems to be out of whack as well.

Bit looks like a nice piece of steel but also won't fit my Colt router so back it goes. If you need a 1/2 inch double bearing bit this looks like a nice one just make sure you have a 1/2 inch collet in your router!

I have the exact opposite problem, I was hoping for a ½" shank but got a quarter inch one instead with a piece of clear tubing around the shank. It will work but it is not what I expected or wanted.

Be careful. This item is described as having a 1/4 inch shank, and shown with that in the photo, but when I ordered it I got it with a 1/2 inch shank, which I can't use in my Colt. I returned it and customer service shipped what was supposed to be the right thing, but was the same wrong item.

It appears that they do not have this with a quarter inch shank. So if you need that, you wont' get it.

If they change the product description and correctly describe it with a half inch shank,this review will become irrelevant. My other Freud bits perform very well, so I have no reason to believe that this bit with the half inch shank won't be an excellent product for those who want that. But as to the actual item listed here, it isn't what is described, so don't buy it expecting to get it with a quarter inch shank.