As others have said watch videos of what you wanna do with your router, 1/4 bits work better at higher speeds for smoother cutting

Not sure if it the fact Im using this set in a B&D Matix router attachment, or because the bits just aren't that good, but the cuts and edges I get are rough, and sloppy

one of the bits has a small nick, so it needs some clean up on the wood after cutting, so I gave it 4 stars

Quite sharp/smooth cuts out of the box.

Quite sharp/smooth cuts out of the box.

Nice sharp cuts.

First few cuts are smooth then it starts burning the wood

Very nice clean cuts when using the hilltex 10100 carbide router bits.

Clean cuts

Both short ends of the boards (5.5 inch) were burnt and also did not have clean cuts.

chamfer bit in rock maple with great ease and good smooth cuts

Perfect and clean cuts with my hand held router.

I used the ogee bit also with remarkably smooth cutting...even in the knots

The bit to cut a flush edge barely cut soft poplar wood and it burnt the entire cut in the process as it struggled

I tried a gentle plunge cut and had to back out repeatedly.

With cheaper bits the trick is to slow down the cut and not overheat the cutting edge.

I never used a router before, and needed to clean up rough cut edges

Used two bits to try out and got poor cuts

Being new to routing I made the mistake of using the mortising bit when a spiral up cut would have been better.

Was using the 1/8 inch straight cut but on some pine boards, and it broke in half on my third pass.

All clean cuts with no bit or wood burning

I like the clean cut

With cheaper bits the trick is to slow down the cut and not overheat the cutting edge.