Hi, can you please help me identify this router bit? It came in a set of bits and there's no further explanation. I am seeing this for the first time and have absolutely no idea how and what for could I use it. (Though I am an ultimate routing rookie).

The tip looks like a V shape and there is one straight side blade, though it looks like they're not connected.

Router bit with V shape tip and straight side blade with a gap in between
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[–] 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The LLM's very confident assertion that it's a plug-cutter drill bit is obviously wrong, but scrolling down the image search a bit reveals the truth (allegory for how "AI" is useful but no panacea?). It's a Panel Pilot bit. If something like laminate or OSB is overlaid on top of an opening like for a window or sink, you plunge it through the cutout area and use the unsharpened part like a crude follower bearing. I would be very careful using it on any material more than 1/4-1/2" (~ 6-13mm) .

It also looks like yours is way shittier than the one in the link, LOL, but that could be a trick of the camera angle.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Cheers. Okay, now I even understand that little pictogram near it... So not very much use for me.

    Eh, no wonder it looks shittier, I guess the whole set cost about the same as the one you mentioned... 🤭😅

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