Has anyone tried a SpeTool Ranger router bit?

[Rich Engelhardt]

They look sort of - well,,,like a gimmick - - but - one that just might be a great idea.

https://spetools.com/collections/ranger-series-insert-flush-router-bits

[Jim Becker]

I have not tried one...yet...but I've had good experiences with their tooling. The one piece of insert tooling I have from them is a 2' slab flattening bit and it's excellent. I suspect that "ranger" will perform well. It's scary looking for sure, however!

[Terry Therneau]

I recently decided to make use of the 125mm x 55mm high Whitehill combi-head + bearing for pattern shaping. (I've used it with insert knives + power feeder for cabinet doors). And what I'd been told was true-- the bigger diameter head gives a much nicer finish than a bit in my router table. But pushing a pattern template towards that bit (on a 5HP shaper) definitely tightened the butt cheeks....
Terry T.

[Warren Lake]

the cutters on the larger head cut more inline with the wood,. The router bit so small radius wise it is cutting more out from the wood, Much more of a chance for blow out. The carbide in the inserts is sharper than they can sharpen braised carbide.