# Speeds and feeds for surfacing bit

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**Created:** [May 27, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/speeds-and-feeds-for-surfacing-bit/13286 "2022-05-27T14:03:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/speeds-and-feeds-for-surfacing-bit/13286/3 "2022-05-27T14:42:22Z")

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The makita router is not strong enough to push this bit. It struggles to push the 1/4 bits a full speed so anything bigger than that is going to be a strain on the router. There are countless posts about people burning up the makita and almost all of them did it while using a surfacing bit. I would only use the surfacing bit to surface your wasteboard and use smaller bits for everything else.

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