# Where do like to get your bits from? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Chat\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452 "2023-09-15T13:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JeffsDesign](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/jeffsdesign/32/5574_2.png) [@JeffsDesign](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/JeffsDesign)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/1 "2023-09-15T13:17:04Z")
And also do you prefer coatings or no coatings? Thanks Jeff ---
**Author:** ![Aerojunkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Aerojunkie](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Aerojunkie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/2 "2023-09-15T15:57:08Z")
I get the bulk of mine from centurion tool, and a few odd ones from Amazon in whatever shape I’m after. Never used any coating on tools so don’t have a preference there. > **[Centurion Tools](https://www.centuriontools.com/)** > > Centurion Tools LLC was established in 1997. Since that time, Centurion Tools LLC has been a leader in manufacturing solid carbide CNC router bits, and metalworking cutters. Quality, performance, and customer satisfaction are our goals at CTLLC. This... ---
**Author:** ![jjneeb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/jjneeb/32/244_2.png) [@jjneeb](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/jjneeb)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/3 "2023-09-15T16:16:30Z")
For some bits design matters. For example V bits and planing bits. The Amanas I have for those cut a lot better than others I’ve tried. For straight bits and tapered ball nose, I find it really doesn’t matter that much for me as long as its not some dirt cheap price from china (like a $8 0.25" end mil). I don’t run production on mine, so I just don’t go through enough of them to tell the difference in lifetime, so I pretty much only care about cut quality. for simple bits I like Bits&Bits, and Whiteside, but I’ve had good luck with SpeTool on Amazon as well. ---
**Author:** ![JeffsDesign](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/jeffsdesign/32/5574_2.png) [@JeffsDesign](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/JeffsDesign)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/4 "2023-09-15T16:20:52Z")
When i bought my machine I bought the set from avid and the 2in fly cutter i didn’t even know what a fly cutter was 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![CCC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/ccc/32/74_2.png) [@CCC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/CCC)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/5 "2023-09-16T01:37:12Z")
For wood, [Toolstoday.com](http://Toolstoday.com) for all my Amana stuff. Amazon or whomever is cheapest for Whiteside. Lakeshore Carbide for aluminum cutting bits. ---
**Author:** ![Cliff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@Cliff](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Cliff)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/6 "2023-09-16T03:41:01Z")
I second the SPE bits, surprisingly good for the price, else Amana for bits I know will get heavy use, such as Amana 3/8 EM and 3/8 BN ---
**Author:** ![ROTM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@ROTM](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/ROTM)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/7 "2023-10-14T02:11:42Z")
Most of my bits now are from RIP cnc tools, then Whiteside, Spetool and Amana. ---
**Author:** ![ThinkboxTech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/thinkboxtech/32/2787_2.png) [@ThinkboxTech](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/ThinkboxTech)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/8 "2023-10-14T18:54:04Z")
We use mostly Amana and some Whiteside. All from a local distributor with $1 shipping: > **[Router Bit World - Freud, CMT, Amana, Bosch, Timberline Router Bits and Saw...](https://www.routerbitworld.com/)** > > Welcome to Router Bit World - Accessories, Timberline, Saw Blades, CMT, Freud, Amana, Jigsaw Blades, Olson I am a little less than 1 hour away so we usually get stuff next day or in 2 days. ---
**Author:** ![greg.obj](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/greg.obj/32/2807_2.png) [@greg.obj](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/greg.obj)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/9 "2023-10-14T19:56:18Z")
I’ve been pretty impressed with the new bits I have gotten from high country tools. Super reasonable pricing as well for coated bits that perform as well as my bits from amana. ---
**Author:** ![corbin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/corbin/32/2800_2.png) [@corbin](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/corbin)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/10 "2023-10-15T03:52:40Z")
Just tossing in my opinion, and I think I’ll try a lot of the things that people already posted. Amana & Whiteside: seems good for wood. Lakeshore Carbide are good for steel/aluminum machining. Amana are pretty pricey, especially from ToolsToday, which seems to do the most business. Hard part for me is that ToolsToday seems to be on the east coast and I’m closer to the west coast, so shipping takes longer. I’ve been trying some bits from 2L Inc ( [https://www.2linc.com](https://www.2linc.com) ) . I couldn’t find a 1/4" ball nose bit with the depth I needed…and they custom added one for the size I wanted, and it has been working pretty well! The price is pretty decent, and you can sometimes find discounts. I’m not sure if the coating really makes a difference. I’d love to see some videos comparing the two with fresh unused bits, same feeds and speeds in the same wood. Corbin ---
**Author:** ![Eyedoc1701](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eyedoc1701/32/613_2.png) [@Eyedoc1701](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eyedoc1701)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/where-do-like-to-get-your-bits-from/2452/11 "2023-10-17T01:01:04Z")
I’ve bought several bits from Garret at IDCWoodcraft and they seem to be reasonably priced, good quality as far as this noobie to machining can tell. To quote Dr. McCoy, “I’m a doctor not a machinist.”