What is your favorite surfacing bit for doing large areas - such as surfacing your work piece before starting a carve?
I just use the McFly.
I haven’t tried others, but open to considering recommendations too.
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I bought a Whiteside 6210 surfacing bit that works fine for the spoil board and was fairly cheap. My favorite tool for surfacing my work pieces is a Dewalt Planer. That works perfect on both sides of the boards.
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My planner is only 12”, so I have run into scenarios where I needed to flatten my piece without the help of the planner.
I have a Spetools bit.
I get mixed results.
I have used this for the last 3 years. Super sharp and very effective. I have just re-surfaced a 455 x 305mm Canadian maple butcher’s block, removing 1mm of each side. This was an expensive bit but it has proven its worth.
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I like that the cutting surfaces on the Amana tool appear to me permanently attached, where on the McFly they are removable/replaceable and the alignment needs to be checked.
It appears to be available on the Amazon for $34 right now.
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That is a bargain price. I believe that you wont regret the purchase at any price but 2/3rds off… time to buy a new one.
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I have the Whiteside 6210 as well but it is not compatible with the BitSetter due to the hole in the center of the bit. Like you I like to use my planner. I have a Dewalt 735 and a Grizzly 20" planner. Now having a 20 inch planner is not for everyone. It takes up tremendous space and runs on 220VAC 30 AMP. But when you want to get some planning done the Grizzly is a beast. Frankly I like to use the Dewalt more because the bed stays flat and the head moves and the Grizzly the head is stationary and the bed moves to it is hard to run long material without adjusting stands and that is a pain. With the Dewalt you set up your supports and never have to adjust them while planning.
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I have my Bitsetter location point offset a bit from the center of the button so that my surfacing bit can catch it.
Alternatively, if you put a larger washer atop the Bitsetter button magnet for the surfacing bit to contact, it can work fine.
This super-sexy beast I bought back in 1976 to use on an overhead router. 1/2" shank, 1 1/2" cutting dia., 0.180 cut depth. I don’t think I can even get new blades for it. I’ve been re-sharpening it for almost 50 yrs 
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Thats an oldie goldie maybe even moldie. But then so am I. 
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