YONICO Raised Panel Cabinet Door Rail and Stile Router Bits Set 3 Bit Round Over 1/2-Inch Shank 12343

This reveiw is for the Yonico 12343 set (1/2" shank stick and cope bits with a raised panel roundover profile bit).I am a hobbyist, not a professional woodworker. If I were going to make cabinet doors all the time, I would invest in a much more expensive set. That being said up front, the cope and stick bits were excellent. I used these for a set of cabinet doors made from hard maple. I first set up the stick bit by allowing it to slide all the way down into my Bosch 1617 router collet (mounted to a table) and then tightening. After a few test cuts, I got the height dialed in correctly. Note: I was using these for 3/4" thick doors instead of the 1". This requires some careful thoughts and attention to detail regarding how high the router bit should sit above the table. After making all the stick cuts, I swapped in the cope bit. I allowed this bit to slide all the way down into the collet and tightened it. I checked the alignment with the stick profiles I had already cut and surprisingly they seemed really close. After a test cut, I was really happy that I did not have to make any height adjustment. This is pretty impressive that the two cope and stick bits are that close in quality. The only small issue I had with these is that I could not find the fine line of speed for the router between being too slow and having it try to fling the wood at you and too fast and burning the wood. So I had a few minor burn marks that I had to sand out. These seem to be worst at the end of the stiles, but since I made my stiles oversize, I can just cut off the burned part.The raised panel bit on the other hand is much more difficult. I could not get it to stop badly burning the wood, after a bunch of router speed adjustments. I tried taking off smaller bites, not all of it at one time, and still had the same issue. It could just be me and my technique, but I feel like if you have the money, a nicer raised panel bit, like a Freud Quadra-cut may be a better way to go. It could have also been the choice of hard maple that I was using. A softer wood like pine or poplar may give better results with this set.

While setting up a raised panel door job I broke one of my old trusty raised panel bits. So, of course, I immediately sought a replacement. I selected the Yonico because I have had good luck with their CNC bits and I was not disappointed. Unlike my old bit set, the Yonico has a back cutter thus eliminating additional setup and one source of error. Setup was easy and intuitive. I now have two Yonico Raised panel sets, one ogee and one quarter round.

It took me a while to tune to rail bit but I eventually got it to cut decent. These bits are not as sharp as higher grade ones but they will do the job. I’m making paint grade doors so I can deal with some imperfections. The the rail and style bits are not good for stain grade hardwood work. They chip at the wood and make cuts that splinter and wave a bit. The raised panel bit seems to work well. I ran the rail and style bits at 18,000 rpm and the panel bit around 13,500 or so. The key to the rail cut was to make sure the upper portion of the bit was about 25% behind the lower. This gave the cleanest cut. Unfortunately this is not explained by Yonico. Their site does say how to make the pieces line up better by adding shims. I bought the set for the raised panel bit and it was the best one.

I have not used them as of yet, but they look really good and I like the cool wood box they came in. I am quite certain they will work just fine and I can tell you more about them once I have used them to make some raised panel doors.

Bought these bits for this one door. Had to match an existing set of cabinet doors but didn’t want to spend a lot. Bits worked great with no burning or chatter. Sanding was minimal, even on the end grain of the raised panel. Worth more than I spent

I purchased this set first and the cuts ended up being off resulting in loose/gaps in the joints. Ended up spending 3 times more and getting the set offered by Freud. Best thing I ever did. The Freud set gave fast, clean cuts that matched up perfectly. Should have just spent the money up front the first time and eliminated a headache.

Have ordered other Yonico bits and very happy with them however this set the tolerances are too tight for the raised panel. The rail and style bits worked fine but the raised panel bit makes the raised panel so thick it must be pounded in, so tight it cracked the rails. I ended up not using the raised panel and had to buy 1/4" plywood.

I am happy with this product. I made three doors to match my existing cabinet doors. This is my first time working on router table, but the results are very good. I don’t have any problems with these router bits.

Nice cutters

Muy satisfecho con la compra, muy bien fabricadas. Compre otro set para machimbrado.

I’ve only used it yet to make 2 doors. So far so good. I didn’t give it 5 stars since I can’t comment on the longevity of it yet as I’ve only used it once. But so far I happy very pleased.

I am pleased with the bits, they do a good job. The reason for four stars rather than 5, is the fact that the Allen key and extra spacers were missing; however, the small plastic bag which I assume would have held such, was present... oh well.

El paquete 📦 llego a tiempo, pero llegaron las fresas dañadas y tuve que regresarlas ya que asi no me servían